Connect with Opensource.com editors, community moderators, and writers on Freenode IRC in the #opensource.com channel. With the basic concepts of IRC under your belt, you're…
IRC has long been Penn Manor School District's high school sweetheart. My IT team was fond of our internal IRC server, but the tool never resonated with students and teachers…
Like a lot of people involved in the open source movement, though I use a variety of different tools for real time communications, I just can't seem to get away from IRC…
Chat has changed a lot over the years. It plays a vital role in communicating and collaborating. I remember using ICQ—do you remember that annoying sound when someone messaged…
The naked, unaswered ping. It might leave you wondering, what did that person want? Was it important? Why didn't they just ask me what they needed? If you use any type of…
You may have noticed that when we have a webcast, we mention you can join us on IRC. You can also join us there any time. IRC is commonly used in developer communities, but it…