From e0d173f99e59a969333e56ebbd30a2bebb771592 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 19:24:23 +0200 Subject: irc: Regular meetings on Wednesdays. General streamlining. --- irc.mdwn | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) diff --git a/irc.mdwn b/irc.mdwn index 455641ea..66f3c4c4 100644 --- a/irc.mdwn +++ b/irc.mdwn @@ -11,41 +11,22 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] [[!meta title="IRC"]] -While all official development takes place on the mailing lists and the Savannah trackers, -a lot of discussions are had on IRC as well. Everybody is welcome to join and follow these channels, but please -respect the below guidelines if you want to participate. - -# Asking Questions - -[[!inline pages=asking_questions raw=yes feeds=no]] - -# Staying On-Topic +There are some IRC channels where Hurd topics are discussed. -Please try to stay on topic. +Everybody is welcome to join and participate in the discussions, but please +respect the below guidelines if you want to participate. -* emacs vs. vi **is not** on topic -* If it is appropriate for a **slashdot comment**, it's **not appropriate** - here -* why GNU sucks is **off-topic** -* when the next release of the Hurd will be **is inappropriate** -* you should not advocate your favorite **GNU/Linux** ditribution +Please try to stay on topic. We're not interested in Emacs vs. vi discussions, +we don't want to hear why you think that the GNU project sucks, or what your +favorite GNU/Linux distribution is. -# Pasting Logs +[[!inline pages=asking_questions raw=yes feeds=no]] Sometimes providing a log or some other excerpt of text can -help solve a problem or answer a question. **Do not** paste -the log in the channel itself. Instead use a +help solve a problem or answer a question. Do not paste +the log in the channel itself if it's more than a few lines. Instead use a [paste bin](http://paste.debian.net). -# Rich Text - -Don't use it. Don't use colors. Don't use bold. Don't use emphasis. - -# Greeting - -If you never contribute to the discussion, there is no need -to always greet the channel when you enter and before leave. - # Regular Meetings @@ -54,33 +35,33 @@ Starting in early 2008, there have been regular IRC meetings held between the (now former) [[Google Summer of Code|community/gsoc]] students and their mentors. These meetings turned out to considerably help student-mentor interactions, and other developers regularely took part, too. - Currently, the meetings take place in the **`#hurd` channel every -Tuesday at 19:00 UTC** and are open to any interested party. So, +Wednesday at 19:00 UTC** and are open to any interested party. So, everyone, take your chance to chat with GNU Hurd developers! # Channels -All Hurd IRC channels are hosted on [Freenode.net](http://freenode.net/). +## Freenode + +`irc.freenode.net`, + + * `#hurd`, the official GNU Hurd IRC channel. Some of the Hurd developers + and users hang out there. [Logs](http://richtlijn.be/~larstiq/hurd/). + + * `#hurdfr`, the French chapter. -* #hurd - The official Hurd IRC channel. Some of the Hurd developers and users hang out there, and discussions about GNU Hurd, GNU/Hurd and -Debian GNU/Hurd are had there. + * `#archhurd`, [[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]]. + [Logs](http://files.archhurd.org/irclogs). -Local user channels include: -* #hurd-it - Italian -* #hurd-es - Spanish -* #hurdfr - French -* #hurd-de - German -* #hurd.in - Indian regional languages(but primarily English) +## OFTC -# Channel logs +`irc.oftc.net`, -* [#hurd logs](http://richtlijn.be/~larstiq/hurd/) + * `#debian-hurd`, [[Debian GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]]. # Related -- cgit v1.2.3