- Start your favorite IRC client
- /server irc.oftc.net
- /join #kernelnewbies
- Ask what you want to know without asking permission to ask and keep the discussion ontopic (ie about kernel programming).
Intro to IRC
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is communication network. Users can talk together in realtime, each user has a nick. There are rooms (called channels) on irc, their names are beginning with #. For more information browse to [http://www.irchelp.org/].
Kernel newbies are gathered on #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net. This channel is about kernel development, it's internals and so on. For general linux discussion please go to other channels like #linux, or one with the name of your favorite linux distribution.
How to simply join #kernelnewbies IRC
Kernel newbies are using irc network at [http://www.oftc.net/oftc/ OFTC.net]. If you don't have an favorite IRC client (or you don't know any), choose one:
- xchat (GUI, gtk, runs under linux other unices and also windows)
irssi (text only, linux & unices)
kvirc (GUI, kde, linux & unices)
ksirc (GUI, kde, linux & unices)
konversation (GUI, kde, linux & unices)
BitchX (text only, linux & unices)
Upon first start, some clients popup a window with serverlist. If you don't want to play with it and click, close it and you'll probably find one line at the bottom that looks like a command line. Enter there:
/server irc.oftc.net
- This will connect you to the server.
/join #kernelnewbies
You will join the channel and you can talk to us
