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irc:channels [2022/05/30 16:51] – Add #freebsd-emacs JosephMingroneirc:channels [2023/05/29 16:28] (current) – Move flags to the second column, for them to appear in a straight line (as if on a pole); and for channel names to be read and selectable more clearly. GrahamPerrin
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-===== FreeBSD IRC Channels =====+===== FreeBSD and related IRC Channels =====
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
  
-%%FreeBSD%% users and developers are mainly using Libera Chat and EFnet IRC networks. +%%FreeBSD%% users and developers mainly use Libera.Chat and EFnet.
-It's nice to also join the channels on both networks to keep connected with most people.+
  
-===== Libera Chat =====+===== Libera.Chat =====
  
-Connecting to Libera Chat IRC network+[[https://libera.chat/guides/connect|Connecting to Libera.Chat]]
  
-If you have an IRC client already installed that supports the irc:%%//%% protocol, the links below should open that program via your browser and connect you automatically to the correct network.+If you have an IRC client that supports the ''%%irc://%%'' protocol, either of these links should open the client and connect you:
  
-  * Libera IRC SSL (ircs:%%//%%irc.libera.chat:6697) +  * SSL (ircs:%%//%%irc.libera.chat:6697) 
-  * [[irc://irc.libera.chat:6667|Libera IRC non-SSL]] +  * [[irc://irc.libera.chat:6667|non-SSL]]
- +
-Alternatively, here's the [[https://libera.chat/guides/connect|Guide to Connecting to Libera.Chat IRC Network]]+
  
 ==== FreeBSD IRC Channel Support ==== ==== FreeBSD IRC Channel Support ====
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 ==== Official Channels ==== ==== Official Channels ====
  
-%%FreeBSD%% IRC channels on Libera Chat are registered and managed by the %%FreeBSD%% [[/IRC#Contacts|IRC Admin]] team, with [[IRC/ChannelSetup|consistent channel management]] and [[IRC/ModeratingGuidelines|moderation guidelines]].+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 and on-topic discussion (requires registered nickname/account to join) | +| #freebsd | General user/technical support. Registered nickname required. | 
-| #freebsd-bugs | Issue/bug Tracking, Triage and [[/Bugmeister]] | +| #freebsd-bugs | Issue/bug tracking, triage and [[/Bugmeister]] | 
-| #freebsd-de | German Language | +| #freebsd-de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German language | 
-| #freebsd-desktop | Force-Desktop! Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, Mate, %%NomadBSD%%, %%GhostBSD%% & More! | +| #freebsd-desktop | Cinnamon, %%GhostBSD%%, GNOME, KDE, MATE, %%NomadBSD%%, Xfce and more | 
-| #freebsd-dev | %%FreeBSD%% Development, Hacking and Contribution |+| #freebsd-dev | %%FreeBSD%% development, hacking and contribution |
 | #freebsd-emacs | %%FreeBSD%% emacs ports: editors/emacs, editors/emacs-devel, and their dependencies. | | #freebsd-emacs | %%FreeBSD%% emacs ports: editors/emacs, editors/emacs-devel, and their dependencies. |
-| #freebsd-embedded | ARM, MIPS, %%PowerPC%%, %%FreeScale%% + %%SoCs%% | +| #freebsd-embedded | ARM, MIPS, %%PowerPC%%, Freescale and %%SoCs%% | 
-| #freebsd-fr | French Language |+| #freebsd-fr | {{irc/channels/fr.png}} French language |
 | #freebsd-games | [[/Games]] and gaming on %%FreeBSD%% | | #freebsd-games | [[/Games]] and gaming on %%FreeBSD%% |
 | #freebsd-gecko | [[/Gecko]] on %%FreeBSD%% | | #freebsd-gecko | [[/Gecko]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
-| #freebsd-ports | Porting & Packaging. Contributors, Maintainers & Committers. | +| #freebsd-ports | Porting and packaging. Contributors, maintainers and committers. | 
-| #freebsd-pulse | Keep your finger on the pulse of %%FreeBSD%%. Real-time project updates & notifications |+| #freebsd-pulse | Keep your finger on the pulse of %%FreeBSD%%. Real-time project updates and notifications. |
 | #freebsd-python | [[/Python]] on %%FreeBSD%% | | #freebsd-python | [[/Python]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
 | #freebsd-riscv | %%FreeBSD%% on [[/riscv|RISC-V]] | | #freebsd-riscv | %%FreeBSD%% on [[/riscv|RISC-V]] |
-| #freebsd-security | Security / vulnerability related discussion |+| #freebsd-security | Security and vulnerabilities |
 | #freebsd-soc | Google Summer of Code | | #freebsd-soc | Google Summer of Code |
-| #freebsd-social | Off-topic / Socializing | +| #freebsd-social | Off-topic / socializing | 
-| #freebsd-stack | Webfoo: Apache, NGINX, PHP, Owncloud .... |+| #freebsd-stack | Webfoo: Apache, NGINX, PHP, ownCloud .... |
 | #freebsd-vbox | [[/VirtualBox]] on %%FreeBSD%% | | #freebsd-vbox | [[/VirtualBox]] on %%FreeBSD%% |
 | #freebsd-wiki | Wiki management, content creation and editing | | #freebsd-wiki | Wiki management, content creation and editing |
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 ==== Unofficial Channels ==== ==== Unofficial Channels ====
  
-Unofficial channels are not managed by the %%FreeBSD%% Project+Not managed by the %%FreeBSD%% Project.
  
-| #ambug 🇦🇲 | Armenian BSD Users Group | +| #ambug | 🇦🇲 Armenian BSD Users Group | 
-| #%%BastilleBSD%% | Discussion & support channel for [[https://bastillebsd.org/|BastilleBSD]] container (jail) management system | +| #%%BastilleBSD%% | [[https://bastillebsd.org/|BastilleBSD]] (container (jail) management system) | 
-| #BSDchat {{irc/channels/tw.png}} | Taiwan BSD channel (Traditional Chinese) | +| #bhyve | [[/bhyve]] | 
-| #bhyve | [[/bhyve]] channel | +| #bsd-sharp | [[/Mono]] on %%FreeBSD%% support | 
-| #bsdaustria {{irc/channels/at.png}} | [[https://bsdstammtisch.at/|Austrian BSD user group]] | +| #bsdaustria | {{irc/channels/at.png}} [[https://bsdstammtisch.at/|Austrian BSD user group]] | 
-| #bsd-sharp | [[/Mono]] on %%FreeBSD%% support channel | +| #BSDchat | {{irc/channels/tw.png}} Taiwan BSD (Traditional Chinese) | 
-| #bsdgroup.de {{irc/channels/de.png}} | German BSD channel | +| #bsdgroup.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD | 
-| #bsdin | Indian language channel |+| #bsdin | Indian language |
 | #charmbug | Baltimore Area BSD User Group | | #charmbug | Baltimore Area BSD User Group |
-| #ggi | GGI development channels | +| #freebsd-jails | %%FreeBSD%% jails and related technologies | 
-| #haskell-freebsd | [[/Haskell]] on %%FreeBSD%% support channel |+| #ggi | GGI development | 
 +| #haskell-freebsd | [[/Haskell]] on %%FreeBSD%% support |
 | #kde-freebsd | [[/KDE]] on %%FreeBSD%% | | #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 | | #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 channel |+| #netbsd-pl | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Polish BSD |
 | #nycbug | New York City BSD Users Group | | #nycbug | New York City BSD Users Group |
 | #pkg | [[/pkg]] development and support | | #pkg | [[/pkg]] development and support |
 | #poudriere | poudriere development and support | | #poudriere | poudriere development and support |
-| #sbug {{irc/channels/pl.png}} | Subcarpathian BSD User Group | +| #sbug | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Subcarpathian BSD User Group | 
-| #unixfreunde {{irc/channels/de.png}} | German BSD Channel | +| #unixfreunde | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD | 
-| ##bsdforen.de {{irc/channels/de.png}} | German BSD channel | +| ##bsdforen.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German BSD | 
-| ##freebsd-br {{irc/channels/br.png}} | Brazilian BSD Channel | +| ##freebsd-br | {{irc/channels/br.png}} Brazilian BSD | 
-| ##freebsd-pl {{irc/channels/pl.png}} | Polish BSD channel |+| ##freebsd-pl | {{irc/channels/pl.png}} Polish BSD |
  
 ===== EFnet ===== ===== EFnet =====
  
-EFnet is also a very popular IRC network where many %%FreeBSD%% users and developers using. It even has longer history and some channels on are very active.+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 IRC Servers]]+[[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 ==== ==== Channels ====
  
-| #freebsd | NOT BSD-related at all |+| #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-bugbusters | Bug hunters and PR killers |
 | #freebsd-ci | Continuous Integration | | #freebsd-ci | Continuous Integration |
-| #freebsd-mobile | Discussion about %%FreeBSD%% on laptops and other mobile devices. |+| #freebsd-mobile | %%FreeBSD%% on laptops and other mobile devices |
 | #freebsd-office | For porting all office related programs | | #freebsd-office | For porting all office related programs |
-| #freebsd-soc | Summer of Code discussion channel | +| #freebsd-soc | Summer of Code | 
-| #freebsd-tcltk | TCL/TK porting discussion | +| #freebsd-tcltk | Tcl/Tk porting | 
-| #freebsd-wifi | [[/WiFi|WiFi]] in %%FreeBSD%% |+| #freebsd-wifi | Wi-Fi in %%FreeBSD%% |
 | #freebsd-xfce | Porting Xfce to %%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-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 channel | +| #freebsd.se | {{irc/channels/se.png}} Swedish BSD | 
-| #bsd-pl  {{irc/channels/pl.png}} | [[https://bsd-pl.org/|Polish BSD User Group]] channel | +| #freebsdhelp | Help and general %%FreeBSD%% discussion | 
-| #bsd-dk {{irc/channels/dk.png}} | Danish BSD channel (danish) | +| #gitcvt | %%FreeBSD%% Git migration and usage |
-| #bsdbelfast | BSD in Belfast user group | +
-| #bsdcode | Src people | +
-| #bsddev | Public channel for committers and contributors to work | +
-| #bsddocs | Discussions about %%FreeBSD%% Documentation related topics | +
-| #bsdmips | General embedded %%FreeBSD%% discussion, and a good place to catch embedded platform maintainers (sometimes off-topic) | +
-| #bsdports | Ports general talk, a lot of committers but public | +
-| #bsdtinderbox | Marcuscom Tinderbox support channel | +
-| #bsdpkgbase | [[/PkgBase|PkgBase]] | +
-| #bsdusb | USB related development (technical channel) | +
-| #devsummit | Devsummit related discussions | +
-| #freebsdhelp | Help and general %%FreeBSD%% discussion channel. |+
 | #rubyports | Ruby and rubygem ports | | #rubyports | Ruby and rubygem ports |
-| #gitcvt | %%FreeBSD%% Git migration and usage | 
  
 ===== IRCNet ===== ===== IRCNet =====
  
-[[http://www.ircnet.org|IRCNet Homepage]]+http://www.ircnet.org/
  
-| #freebsd | discussion channel | +| #bsd.cz | {{irc/channels/cz.png}} Czech BSD | 
-| #freebsd.de {{irc/channels/de.png}} | German %%FreeBSD%% channel | +| #bsd.ee | {{irc/channels/ee.png}} Estonian BSD | 
-| #bsd.cz {{irc/channels/cz.png}} | Czech BSD channel | +| #bsdfr | {{irc/channels/fr.png}} French BSD | 
-| #bsd.ee {{irc/channels/ee.png}} | Estonian BSD channel | +| #bsdgermany | {{irc/channels/de.png}}German BSD | 
-| #bsdfr {{irc/channels/fr.png}} | French BSD channel | +| #freebsd |  | 
-| #bsdgermany {{irc/channels/de.png}} | German BSD channel | +| #freebsd.de | {{irc/channels/de.png}} German %%FreeBSD%% | 
-| #unix.ru {{irc/channels/ru.png}} | Russian *NIX channel with %%FreeBSD%% specifics (koi8-r) |+| #unix.ru | {{irc/channels/ru.png}} Russian *NIX with %%FreeBSD%% specifics (koi8-r) |
  
 ===== Other Networks ===== ===== Other Networks =====
  
-^   [[http://www.rusnet.org.ru/|RusNet]]   ^^ +^   [[https://www.geekshed.net/|GeekShed]]   ^^ 
-| #bsd-unix {{irc/channels/ru.png}} | Russian %%FreeBSD%% development channel (koi8-r) | +| #freebsd | %%FreeBSD%% Office Hours and %%FreeBSD%% Fridays | 
-| #freebsd {{irc/channels/ru.png}} | Russian %%FreeBSD%% general discussion channel (koi8-r) |+|   **[[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]]**   || |   **[[http://www.oz.org/|OzOrg]]**   ||
-| #bugs {{irc/channels/au.png}} | BSD Users Group, Sydney |+| #bugs | {{irc/channels/au.png}} BSD Users Group, Sydney |
 |   **[[http://www.irc.perl.org/|MagNET]]**   || |   **[[http://www.irc.perl.org/|MagNET]]**   ||
-| #bsdperl | Perl on %%FreeBSD%% Talk Channel |+| #bsdperl | Perl on %%FreeBSD%% |
 |   **[[http://www.oftc.net/|OFTCnet]]**   || |   **[[http://www.oftc.net/|OFTCnet]]**   ||
-| #freebsd-clang | LLVM/Clang porting channel |+| #freebsd-clang | LLVM/Clang porting |
  
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