XoIRC

Olpcboxes An IRC client based on URK sources in ~edsiper/xoirc .xo Bundle – xoIRC.xo Localization .POT file NEEDED Eduardo Silva

Description

This activity allows you to contact other OLPC users and enthusiasts on the internet, and chat with them.

It uses a system called IRC.

It defaults to a "room" called #olpc-help, but you can also enter other rooms by typing /join #room where room is the name of the room you wish to join.

Some other OLPC rooms are listed here.

Installation Instructions

To install this activity, simply click on the .xo link to the right, from inside the Browse activity. Then Resume (open) the XoIRC activity from the Journal when it has downloaded.

Nicks and Passwords

To register a nick on irc.freenode.net, type the following:

/nick NICKNAME
/msg nickserv register PASSWORD

where you choose NICKNAME and PASSWORD.

Then to log on with your nick, :

/nick NICKNAME
/msg nickserv identify PASSWORD

To make your default IRC nickname match your default XO nickname, apply this patch: http://zoehep.xent.com/~bsittler/XoIRC-nick.diff

Credits

Eduardo Silva wrote this IRC client. It is based on Urk, a free, open source IRC client originally designed for the GNOME desktop.

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Look for the latest bundles in [1].

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See Also

• URK's Homepage

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