Are there FreeBSD IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels?
Yes, most major IRC networks host a FreeBSD chat channel: • Channel #FreeBSD on EFNet is a FreeBSD forum, but do not go there for tech support or try to get folks there to help you avoid the pain of reading manual pages or doing your own research. It is a chat channel, first and foremost, and topics there are just as likely to involve sex, sports or nuclear weapons as they are FreeBSD. You Have Been Warned! Available at server irc.chat.org. • Channel #FreeBSDhelp on EFNet is a channel dedicated to helping FreeBSD users. They are much more sympathetic to questions than #FreeBSD is. • Channel #FreeBSD on DALNET is available at irc.dal.net in the US and irc.eu.dal.net in Europe. • Channel #FreeBSD on UNDERNET is available at us.undernet.org in the US and eu.undernet.org in Europe. Since it is a help channel, be prepared to read the documents you are referred to. • Channel #FreeBSD on HybNet. This channel is a help channel. A list of servers can be found on the HybNet web site. Each of the
Yes, most major IRC networks host a FreeBSD chat channel: • Channel #FreeBSD on EFNet is a FreeBSD forum, but don’t go there for tech support or to try and get folks there to help you avoid the pain of reading man pages or doing your own research. It is a chat channel, first and foremost, and topics there are just as likely to involve sex, sports or nuclear weapons as they are FreeBSD. You Have Been Warned! Available at server irc.chat.org. • Channel #FreeBSDhelp on EFNet is a channel dedicated to helping FreeBSD users. They are much more sympathetic to questions then #FreeBSD is. • Channel #FreeBSD on DALNET is available at irc.dal.net in the US and irc.eu.dal.net in Europe. • Channel #FreeBSD on UNDERNET is available at us.undernet.org in the US and eu.undernet.org in Europe. Since it is a help channel, be prepared to read the documents you are referred to. • Channel #FreeBSD on HybNet is available at irc.FreeBSD.org. This channel is a help channel.
Yes, most major IRC networks host a FreeBSD chat channel: • Channel #FreeBSD on EFNet is a FreeBSD forum, but don’t go there for tech support or to try and get folks there to help you avoid the pain of reading man pages or doing your own research. It is a chat channel, first and foremost, and topics there are just as likely to involve sex, sports or nuclear weapons as they are FreeBSD. You Have Been Warned! Available at server irc.chat.org. • Channel #FreeBSD on DALNET is available at irc.dal.net in the US and irc.eu.dal.net in Europe. • Channel #FreeBSD on UNDERNET is available at us.undernet.org in the US and eu.undernet.org in Europe. Same provisions as for EFNET apply – either don’t ask questions or learn to ask amazingly politely if you want help. It’s a chat channel, not a help channel. • Finally, you can also join #FreeBSD on BSDNET, a smaller BSD only chat network, at irc.FreeBSD.org.
Yes, most major IRC networks host a FreeBSD chat channel: • Channel #FreeBSD on EFNet is a FreeBSD forum, but do not go there for tech support or try to get folks there to help you avoid the pain of reading man pages or doing your own research. It is a chat channel, first and foremost, and topics there are just as likely to involve sex, sports or nuclear weapons as they are FreeBSD. You Have Been Warned! Available at server irc.chat.org. • Channel #FreeBSDhelp on EFNet is a channel dedicated to helping FreeBSD users. They are much more sympathetic to questions than #FreeBSD is. • Channel #FreeBSD on DALNET is available at irc.dal.net in the US and irc.eu.dal.net in Europe. • Channel #FreeBSD on UNDERNET is available at us.undernet.org in the US and eu.undernet.org in Europe. Since it is a help channel, be prepared to read the documents you are referred to. • Channel #FreeBSD on HybNet. This channel is a help channel. A list of servers can be found on the HybNet web site.
Yes, most major IRC networks host a FreeBSD chat channel: • Channel #FreeBSD on EFNet is a FreeBSD forum, but do not go there for tech support or try to get folks there to help you avoid the pain of reading manual pages or doing your own research. It is a chat channel, first and foremost, and topics there are just as likely to involve sex, sports or nuclear weapons as they are FreeBSD. You Have Been Warned! Available at server irc.efnet.org. • Channel #FreeBSDhelp on EFNet is a channel dedicated to helping FreeBSD users. They are much more sympathetic to questions than #FreeBSD is. • Channel ##FreeBSD on Freenode is a general help channel with many users at any time. The conversations have been known to run off-topic for a while, but priority is given to users with FreeBSD questions. We are good about helping you understand the basics, referring to the Handbook whenever possible, and directing you where to learn more about the topic you need help with. We are a primarily English speaki
