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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat Internet Relay Chat] (IRC) is an online system of communication. It is a form of instant communication over the Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication. The basic means of communication in an established IRC session is a channel. Users can join to channels (using the command /join #channelname) and then send messages to it, which are then relayed to all other users in the same channel. Users access IRC networks by connecting a client to a server. There are many client and server implementations. Most IRC servers do not require users to log in, but a user will have to set a nickname before being connected.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat Internet Relay Chat] (IRC) is an online system of communication. It is a form of instant communication over the Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication. The basic means of communication in an established IRC session is a channel. Users can join to channels (using the command /join #channelname) and then send messages to it, which are then relayed to all other users in the same channel. Users access IRC networks by connecting a client to a server. There are many client and server implementations. Most IRC servers do not require users to log in, but a user will have to set a nickname before being connected.


The GRASS community uses the dedicated channel ([irc://irc.freenode.net/grass #grass] on irc.freenode.net), feel free to join. There are many other geo related channels such as [irc://irc.freenode.net/gdal #gdal], [irc://irc.freenode.net/qgis #qgis], [irc://irc.freenode.net/mapserver #mapserver], [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo], [irc://irc.freenode.net/proj #proj] etc.
The GRASS community uses the dedicated channel ([irc://irc.libera.chat/grass #grass] on irc.libera.chat), feel free to join. There are many other geo related channels such as [irc://irc.libera.chat/gdal #gdal], [irc://irc.libera.chat/qgis #qgis], [irc://irc.libera.chat/mapserver #mapserver], [irc://irc.libera.chat/osgeo #osgeo], [irc://irc.libera.chat/proj #proj] etc. The German speaking FOSSGIS (former GAV) community uses the channel [irc://irc.libera.chat/fossgis #fossgis].


People interested in being involved in the [http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/ Debian Gis project] can join a dedicated channel ([irc://irc.oftc.net/debian-gis #debian-gis] on irc.oftc.net). A
People interested in being involved in the [http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/ Debian GIS project] can join a dedicated channel ([irc://irc.oftc.net/debian-gis #debian-gis] on irc.oftc.net). A [irc://irc.oftc.net/geo #geo] channel is also available on the same network.
[irc://irc.oftc.net/geo #geo] channel is also available on the same network.


==Logs of communication==
==Logs of communication==
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Thanks to Gary Sherman (QGIS project) and his friendly 'sigq' IRC bot, the communication is archived:
Thanks to Gary Sherman (QGIS project) and his friendly 'sigq' IRC bot, the communication is archived:


* GRASS (#grass) - http://logs.qgis.org/grass/
* GRASS ([irc://libera.chat/grass #grass]) - http://irclogs.geoapt.com/grass/
* OSGeo Foundation (#osgeo) - http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/
* OSGeo Foundation (#osgeo) - http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/
* QGIS (#qgis) - http://logs.qgis.org/slogs
* QGIS (#qgis) - http://irclogs.geoapt.com/qgis


==How to do it the first time==
==Where to get IRC software?==


#Get a IRC client software (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients software list]). We like the [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=16 Chatzilla extension for Firefox], [http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ gaim], [http://xchat.org/ xchat] and on MacOSX the [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] software.
=== Desktop or mobile client ===
#Connect to IRC, for "our" channels to a freenode.net server ([http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml list of servers]).
Get a IRC client software (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients software list]). We like the [https://hexchat.github.io/ Hexchat], [http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ gaim], and on MacOSX the [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] software.
#Define some settings: Here some useful commands which you will enter into the field to also enter the communication (be aware to not start such commands with a space!). Anything started with /command will not be visible to the others:
 
=== Simply through a Web browser ===


Web based alternatives to join a channel (don't forget to select a reasonable nick name):  
Web based alternatives to join a channel (don't forget to select a reasonable nick name):  
* Use the [http://irc.telascience.org/ OSGeo Web interface to IRC/#grass]
* Use the [https://webchat.libera.chat/ Web interface to IRC]
* Use the [http://irc.netsplit.de/webchat/?net=freenode&room=%23grass Netsplit JAVA interface to IRC/#grass]
* Use the [https://en.irc2go.com/webchat/?net=Libera.Chat&room=grass Netsplit JAVA interface to IRC/#grass]
 
==How to do join an IRC channel==
 
#Connect to IRC, for "our" channels to a libera.chat server ([https://libera.chat/irc_servers.shtml list of servers]).
#Define some settings: Here some useful commands which you will enter into the field to also enter the communication (be aware to not start such commands with a space!). Anything started with /command will not be visible to the others:


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See below how to automate the identification process.
See below how to automate the identification process.


http://grass.itc.it/images/irc_chatzilla.png
[[Image:Hexchat IRC client.png|center|thumb|500px|IRC communication in Hexchat client]]


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To quickly open the GRASS channel in Chatzilla, simply click here:
To quickly open the GRASS channel in Chatzilla, simply click here:
irc://freenode/grass
irc://libera.chat/grass
 
Try to find the [http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml next freenode server] to have speedy connection (e.g., Italy: irc://calvino.freenode.net/grass).


===TAB extension===
===TAB extension===
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat Wikipedia article]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat Wikipedia article]
* [http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#contents-userregistration FAQ freenode on user registration and more]
* [https://libera.chat/guides/faq FAQ libera on user registration and more]




[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Community]]

Latest revision as of 21:10, 1 August 2022

Background

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an online system of communication. It is a form of instant communication over the Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication. The basic means of communication in an established IRC session is a channel. Users can join to channels (using the command /join #channelname) and then send messages to it, which are then relayed to all other users in the same channel. Users access IRC networks by connecting a client to a server. There are many client and server implementations. Most IRC servers do not require users to log in, but a user will have to set a nickname before being connected.

The GRASS community uses the dedicated channel (#grass on irc.libera.chat), feel free to join. There are many other geo related channels such as #gdal, #qgis, #mapserver, #osgeo, #proj etc. The German speaking FOSSGIS (former GAV) community uses the channel #fossgis.

People interested in being involved in the Debian GIS project can join a dedicated channel (#debian-gis on irc.oftc.net). A #geo channel is also available on the same network.

Logs of communication

Thanks to Gary Sherman (QGIS project) and his friendly 'sigq' IRC bot, the communication is archived:

Where to get IRC software?

Desktop or mobile client

Get a IRC client software (see software list). We like the Hexchat, gaim, and on MacOSX the Colloquy software.

Simply through a Web browser

Web based alternatives to join a channel (don't forget to select a reasonable nick name):

How to do join an IRC channel

  1. Connect to IRC, for "our" channels to a libera.chat server (list of servers).
  2. Define some settings: Here some useful commands which you will enter into the field to also enter the communication (be aware to not start such commands with a space!). Anything started with /command will not be visible to the others:
# select nick name
/nick yournickname

## better don't show your email address:
/ns set hide email on

### register (only one time needed) - PW is in clear text!!
/msg NickServ register [password] [email]

### identify yourself to the IRC server (always needed) (xxxx == pw)
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY xxxx

Join a channel

/join #grass

Now you will see (depends on your client) the list of people lurking in the channel. You may convey your greetings and go ahead for conversation... See below how to automate the identification process.

IRC communication in Hexchat client

The communication is logged (see #grass archives).

Some useful hints

With chatzilla and other clients you can set your nickname in the preferences. You can also open several channels at time. It's convenient to automate the identification.

Chatzilla auto-identification

You can put the next command as "autoscript" into chatzilla's settings for each channel, see Edit -> Preferences -> Global Settings -> Startup tab -> Auto-url [someone please verify this, probably it's sufficient to type below one time into chatzilla]:

# auto-identify yourself to the IRC server (xxxx == pw)
/network-pref autoperform msg nickserv identify xxxx

To quickly open the GRASS channel in Chatzilla, simply click here: irc://libera.chat/grass

TAB extension

A nice feature is to use TAB key for type completion of nick names in the channel - just try it!

IRC Ghosts

If your communication crashed, it can happen that your nick is still online, a so-called "ghost". When you login again, an underscore will be added to your nick name. To takeover your own nick name, you have to kill the "ghost" by entering next command with your password (takes some seconds):

# kill ghost after crash (xxxx == pw)
/msg NickServ ghost yournickname xxxx

The nick server will then remove the "ghost" and give you your nick name back.

Further reading