Re: [pdf-devel] IRC #pdf

[Jagadees S]

Thanks, its worked.

--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Ralph Giles <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Ralph Giles <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [pdf-devel] IRC #pdf
> To: "Jagadees S" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 10:53 AM
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:11 PM,
> Jagadees S<address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
> > How can i join the IRC group. I am new to gnu dev. I
> have pidgin running. I tried that, but no success.
> > can somebody tell me how to use irc chat. How can get
> an account?
> 
> From pidgin, go to 'Manage Accounts'. Click the 'Add'
> button. Under
> Protocol, choose 'irc'. Enter a username you'd like to use,
> For
> Server, enter irc.freenode.net. Leave the password blank.
> Click 'Add'
> at the bottom to add the account. After several seconds it
> should show
> you available on that account, and open an automatic
> message window
> from freenode-connect.
> 
> Now, from your buddy list window select Buddies->Join a
> Chat. Make
> sure the @irc.freenode.net account is selected. Enter
> '#pdf' (without
> the quotes) for the Channel. Again leave the password
> blank. You
> should then be able to talk on the channel.
> 
> IRC is more relaxed that other IM networks; you can
> register you
> username with the particular server you're using, but it's
> optional. I
> don't know how pidgin handles collisions; if you get an
> error about
> the username or nick being in use, just try a different
> one. IRC is
> mostly used for group chat, with private messaging as a
> side feature.
> This is part of why it's so popular for open source
> collaboration.
> 
> Hope that helps,
>  -r
>