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FreeBSD IRC Channels
Introduction
FreeBSD users and developers are mainly using Libera Chat and EFnet IRC networks. It's nice to also join the channels on both networks to keep connected with most people.
Libera Chat
Connecting to Libera Chat IRC network
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.
- Libera IRC SSL (ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697)
Alternatively, here's the Guide to Connecting to Libera.Chat IRC Network
FreeBSD IRC Channel Support
| #freebsd-irc | IRC Channel Assistance, Cloak Requests, Community Engagement |
Official Channels
FreeBSD IRC channels on Libera Chat are registered and managed by the FreeBSD IRC Admin team, with consistent channel management and moderation guidelines.
| #freebsd | General user/technical support and on-topic discussion (requires registered nickname/account to join) |
| #freebsd-bugs | Issue/bug Tracking, Triage and Bugmeister |
| #freebsd-de | German Language |
| #freebsd-desktop | Force-Desktop! Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, Mate, NomadBSD, GhostBSD & More! |
| #freebsd-dev | FreeBSD Development, Hacking and Contribution |
| #freebsd-embedded | ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, FreeScale + SoCs |
| #freebsd-fr | French Language |
| #freebsd-games | Games and gaming on FreeBSD |
| #freebsd-gecko | Gecko on FreeBSD |
| #freebsd-ports | Porting & Packaging. Contributors, Maintainers & Committers. |
| #freebsd-pulse | Keep your finger on the pulse of FreeBSD. Real-time project updates & notifications |
| #freebsd-python | Python on FreeBSD |
| #freebsd-riscv | FreeBSD on RISC-V |
| #freebsd-security | Security / vulnerability related discussion |
| #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
Unofficial channels are not managed by the FreeBSD Project
| #ambug 🇦🇲 | Armenian BSD Users Group |
| #BastilleBSD | Discussion & support channel for BastilleBSD container (jail) management system |
#BSDchat  | Taiwan BSD channel (Traditional Chinese) |
| #bhyve | bhyve channel |
#bsdaustria  | Austrian BSD user group |
| #bsd-sharp | Mono on FreeBSD support channel |
#bsdgroup.de  | German BSD channel |
| #bsdin | Indian language channel |
| #charmbug | Baltimore Area BSD User Group |
| #ggi | GGI development channels |
| #haskell-freebsd | Haskell on FreeBSD support channel |
| #kde-freebsd | KDE on FreeBSD |
| #metabug | 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  | Polish BSD channel |
| #nycbug | New York City BSD Users Group |
| #pkg | pkg development and support |
| #poudriere | poudriere development and support |
| #sbug | Subcarpathian BSD User Group |
| #unixfreunde | German BSD Channel |
| ##bsdforen.de | German BSD channel |
##freebsd-br  | Brazilian BSD Channel |
| ##freebsd-pl | Polish BSD channel |
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.
Channels
| #freebsd | NOT BSD-related at all |
| #freebsd-bugbusters | Bug hunters and PR killers |
| #freebsd-ci | Continuous Integration |
| #freebsd-mobile | Discussion about FreeBSD on laptops and other mobile devices. |
| #freebsd-office | For porting all office related programs |
| #freebsd-soc | Summer of Code discussion channel |
| #freebsd-tcltk | TCL/TK porting discussion |
| #freebsd-wifi | WiFi in FreeBSD |
| #freebsd-xfce | Porting Xfce to FreeBSD |
| #freebsd-xorg | Discussion about X11 |
#freebsd.se  | Swedish BSD channel |
| #bsd-pl | Polish BSD User Group channel |
#bsd-dk  | Danish BSD channel (danish) |
| #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 |
| #bsdusb | USB related development (technical channel) |
| #devsummit | Devsummit related discussions |
| #freebsdhelp | Help and general FreeBSD discussion channel. |
| #rubyports | Ruby and rubygem ports |
| #gitcvt | FreeBSD Git migration and usage |
IRCNet
| #freebsd | discussion channel |
| #freebsd.de | German FreeBSD channel |
#bsd.cz  | Czech BSD channel |
#bsd.ee  | Estonian BSD channel |
#bsdfr  | French BSD channel |
| #bsdgermany | German BSD channel |
#unix.ru  | Russian *NIX channel with FreeBSD specifics (koi8-r) |
