WeeChat 0.3.3 was released on 2010-08-07... See http://www.weechat.org/ for more information...
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Ubuntu Developer Week. The Spirit of Ubuntu!
As the first day of the Ubuntu Developer Week ended just moments ago, I thought I should give my impressions about it. So here goes..
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Irssi 0.8.13 released: IRC from console (terminal)
Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
Greatest features
You might be wondering what makes Irssi such an easy and comfortable client to use:
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XChat: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client.
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"15 years ago, on January 29th 1994 Rob (lilo) Levin first joined the channel #linuxneo on the EFNet IRC network. This date has since been referred to as the conceptual moment, the foundation, the cornerstone which later led to the network you now know as freenode..."
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Extending ERC with Emacs Lisp
"ERC is an IRC client written in Emacs Lisp. This makes ERC very easy to extend, customize and otherwise adapt to your personal style. A nice features of the standard ERC distribution is that you can extend the set of commands available on your IRC prompt by writing short Emacs Lisp functions. When you define a function called “erc-cmd-XXX” it instantly becomes available as an IRC command..."
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10 Awk Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls
"Hi guys and girls, this is the first guest post on my blog. It’s written by Waldner from #awk on FreeNode IRC Network. He works as a sysadmin and does shell scripting as a hobby. Waldner will be happy to take any questions about the article. You can ask them in the comments of this post or on IRC. This article takes a look at ten tips, tricks and pitfalls in Awk programming language.
Read more »An Introduction to IRC on Linux for Beginners
An article intended for beginners about what IRC is, basic commands and use, and the basics on how to use three clients (XChat, Irssi, Konversation) for IRC.
Read more »The story (and the protocols) behind instant messengers
There was a time when geeks were the only ones who used instant messengers. Not so now. Almost everyone, from high school students to Congressmen, have instant messaging accounts. Businesses use instant messengers like Lotus Sametime or Novell GroupWise within their companies. How did instant messengers get this far?
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Pidgin - the little IM client that could
Pidgin (used to be Gaim) is a slick graphical IM client that let's you connect to AIM, ICQ, Jabber (Yay!), MSN, Yahoo, and even IRC, all at once! Amaze your friends as you're able to chat with anyone of your buddies, at any time, using any protocol! Features: plugins, file transfer, logging.
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