How much SILC Protocol is based on IRC?

SILC is not based on IRC. The SILC Client superficially resembles IRC client but everything that happens under the hood is nothing alike IRC. SILC could *never* support IRC because the entire network topology is different (more scalable and powerful). So no, SILC protocol (client or server) is not based on IRC. Instead, We've taken good things from IRC (and from other protocols) and left all the bad things behind and not even tried to burden the SILC with the IRCs problems that will burden IRC and future IRC projects till the end. SILC Client resembles IRC client because it is easier for new users to start using SILC when they already know all the commands.  more

175 A: SILC is not based on IRC. The client superficially resembles IRC 176 client but everything that happens under the hood is nothing alike 177 IRC. SILC could *never* support IRC because the entire network 178 toppology is different (hopefully more scalable and powerful). So no, 179 SILC protocol (client or server) is not based on IRC. Instead, We've 180 taken good things from IRC and left all the bad things behind and not 181 even tried to burden the SILC with the IRCs problems that will burden 182 IRC and future IRC projects till the end. SILC client resembles IRC 183 client because it is easier for new users to start using SILC when 184 they already know all the commands.  more