===== FreeBSD and related IRC Channels =====

===== Introduction =====

%%FreeBSD%% users and developers mainly use Libera.Chat and EFnet.

===== Libera.Chat =====

[[https://libera.chat/guides/connect|Connecting to Libera.Chat]]

If you have an IRC client that supports the ''%%irc://%%'' protocol, either of these links should open the client and connect you:

  * SSL (ircs:%%//%%irc.libera.chat:6697)
  * [[irc://irc.libera.chat:6667|non-SSL]]

==== FreeBSD IRC Channel Support ====

| #freebsd-irc | IRC Channel Assistance, Cloak Requests, Community Engagement |

==== Official Channels ====

Registered and managed by the %%FreeBSD%% [[/IRC#Contacts|IRC Admin]] team, with [[IRC/ChannelSetup|consistent channel management]] and [[IRC/ModeratingGuidelines|moderation guidelines]].

| #freebsd | General user/technical support. Registered nickname required. |
| #freebsd-bugs | Issue/bug tracking, triage and [[/Bugmeister]] |
| #freebsd-de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German language |
| #freebsd-desktop | Cinnamon, %%GhostBSD%%, GNOME, KDE, MATE, %%NomadBSD%%, Xfce and more |
| #freebsd-dev | %%FreeBSD%% development, hacking and contribution |
| #freebsd-emacs | %%FreeBSD%% emacs ports: editors/emacs, editors/emacs-devel, and their dependencies. |
| #freebsd-embedded | ARM, MIPS, %%PowerPC%%, Freescale and %%SoCs%% |
| #freebsd-fr | {{irc/channels/fr.png}} French language |
| #freebsd-games | [[/Games]] and gaming on %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-gecko | [[/Gecko]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-ports | Porting and packaging. Contributors, maintainers and committers. |
| #freebsd-pulse | Keep your finger on the pulse of %%FreeBSD%%. Real-time project updates and notifications. |
| #freebsd-python | [[/Python]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-riscv | %%FreeBSD%% on [[/riscv|RISC-V]] |
| #freebsd-security | Security and vulnerabilities |
| #freebsd-soc | Google Summer of Code |
| #freebsd-social | Off-topic / socializing |
| #freebsd-stack | Webfoo: Apache, NGINX, PHP, ownCloud .... |
| #freebsd-vbox | [[/VirtualBox]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-wiki | Wiki management, content creation and editing |

==== Unofficial Channels ====

Not managed by the %%FreeBSD%% Project.

| #ambug | 🇦🇲 Armenian BSD Users Group |
| #%%BastilleBSD%% | [[https://bastillebsd.org/|BastilleBSD]] (container (jail) management system) |
| #bhyve | [[/bhyve]] |
| #bsd-sharp | [[/Mono]] on %%FreeBSD%% support |
| #bsdaustria | {{irc/channels/at.png}} [[https://bsdstammtisch.at/|Austrian BSD user group]] |
| #BSDchat | {{irc/channels/tw.png}} Taiwan BSD (Traditional Chinese) |
| #bsdgroup.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD |
| #bsdin | Indian language |
| #charmbug | Baltimore Area BSD User Group |
| #freebsd-jails | %%FreeBSD%% jails and related technologies |
| #ggi | GGI development |
| #haskell-freebsd | [[/Haskell]] on %%FreeBSD%% support |
| #kde-freebsd | [[/KDE]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
| #metabug | [[https://www.metabug.org/home|Global BSD Users Group Federation]]: member groups (have) include(d) Sydney, Colorado, Chicago, Dominican Republic, London, Manchester, Munic, New Delhi, NYC, Ottawa-Carleton, Orlando, and San Diego |
| #netbsd-pl | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Polish BSD |
| #nycbug | New York City BSD Users Group |
| #pkg | [[/pkg]] development and support |
| #poudriere | poudriere development and support |
| #sbug | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Subcarpathian BSD User Group |
| #unixfreunde | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD |
| ##bsdforen.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD |
| ##freebsd-br | {{irc/channels/br.png}} Brazilian BSD |
| ##freebsd-pl | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Polish BSD |

===== EFnet =====

Eris Free – another popular network for %%FreeBSD%% users and developers. Some channels are very active. EFnet has a long history.

[[http://www.efnet.org/?module=servers|EFnet Servers]]

If your IRC client presents an offensive message of the day (MOTD), from a non-preferred network: sorry, this is beyond our control.

==== Channels ====

| #bsd-dk | {{irc/channels/dk.png}} Danish BSD |
| #bsd-pl | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} [[https://bsd-pl.org/|Polish BSD User Group]] |
| #bsdbelfast | BSD in Belfast user group |
| #bsdcode | Src people |
| #bsddev | Committers and contributors |
| #bsddocs | %%FreeBSD%% Documentation related topics |
| #bsdmips | General embedded %%FreeBSD%% discussion, and a good place to catch embedded platform maintainers (sometimes off-topic) |
| #bsdpkgbase | [[/PkgBase|PkgBase]] |
| #bsdports | Ports general talk, a lot of committers but public |
| #bsdtinderbox | Marcuscom Tinderbox support |
| #bsdusb | USB-related development (technical) |
| #devsummit | Devsummit-related |
| #freebsd |  |
| #freebsd-bugbusters | Bug hunters and PR killers |
| #freebsd-ci | Continuous Integration |
| #freebsd-mobile | %%FreeBSD%% on laptops and other mobile devices |
| #freebsd-office | For porting all office related programs |
| #freebsd-soc | Summer of Code |
| #freebsd-tcltk | Tcl/Tk porting |
| #freebsd-wifi | Wi-Fi in %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-xfce | Porting Xfce to %%FreeBSD%% |
| #freebsd-xorg | Desktop, DRM, graphics and X11 (X.Org) (linked with [[https://gitter.im/FreeBSDDesktop/Lobby]] ([[https://gitter.im/FreeBSDDesktop/Lobby/archives/all|logged]]) and [[https://matrix.to/#/#FreeBSDDesktop_Lobby:gitter.im]]) |
| #freebsd.se | {{irc/channels/se.png}} Swedish BSD |
| #freebsdhelp | Help and general %%FreeBSD%% discussion |
| #gitcvt | %%FreeBSD%% Git migration and usage |
| #rubyports | Ruby and rubygem ports |

===== IRCNet =====

http://www.ircnet.org/

| #bsd.cz | {{irc/channels/cz.png}} Czech BSD |
| #bsd.ee | {{irc/channels/ee.png}} Estonian BSD |
| #bsdfr | {{irc/channels/fr.png}} French BSD |
| #bsdgermany | {{irc/channels/de.png}}German BSD |
| #freebsd |  |
| #freebsd.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German %%FreeBSD%% |
| #unix.ru | {{irc/channels/ru.png}} Russian *NIX with %%FreeBSD%% specifics (koi8-r) |

===== Other Networks =====

^   [[https://www.geekshed.net/|GeekShed]]   ^^
| #freebsd | %%FreeBSD%% Office Hours and %%FreeBSD%% Fridays |
|   **[[http://www.rusnet.org.ru/|RusNet]]**   ||
| #bsd-unix | {{irc/channels/ru.png}} Russian %%FreeBSD%% development (koi8-r) |
| #freebsd | {{irc/channels/ru.png}} Russian %%FreeBSD%% general discussion (koi8-r) |
|   **[[http://www.oz.org/|OzOrg]]**   ||
| #bugs | {{irc/channels/au.png}} BSD Users Group, Sydney |
|   **[[http://www.irc.perl.org/|MagNET]]**   ||
| #bsdperl | Perl on %%FreeBSD%% |
|   **[[http://www.oftc.net/|OFTCnet]]**   ||
| #freebsd-clang | LLVM/Clang porting |

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