IRC Channel

Please note: The Koha Community is moving its chat away from IRC and over to Mattermost: https://chat.koha-community.org/ 
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IRC is like an open chat room where you can drop in to see what's going on, ask questions, or participate in regular community meetings. 
== Connect ==
To access the #koha IRC channel using an IRC client, use this address: 
irc.oftc.net:6667
 
You can find a web interface here: https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=koha 
== Tips ==
You'll want to do a few things: 
#Choose a nickname. Here is a list of users and their nicknames: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/IRC_Regulars (Don't let the term 'regular' scare you, anyone who is going to drop in to the channel should add their names here so you can find nearby users or just let us know who you are) 
#Drop in at different times. The project is truly international, you will quickly find that there are 'busy' times for various parts of the world. If you want to talk to someone in New Zealand or America you will find they are around at vastly different hours :-) 
#Don't be discouraged. Every volunteer on the project, even those who work for support companies have work outside of IRC and may not be able to answer. If you don't get an answer in chat the mailing lists are a good backup. 
#Come back often. The more you are in channel the more questions you will be able to answer and the more people you will get to know
== Useful commands ==
===Join command===
This action is used to join a channel. Depending on your IRC client, you may or may not need to use this action to join the #koha channel. 
/join #koha
===Quit command===
This action is used to quit a channel. 
/quit
Optional: you can add a goodbye message to the quit command 
/quit Night y'all!
===Private message command===
This command is used to start a new private conversation with another user. Depending on your IRC client, you may not need to use this action to start a private conversation (some IRC clients allow you to double click on the person's name or right-click and choose "Send message"). 
/msg johnd
===Action command===
The action command is used to convey actions you would do in real life 
/me action
For example 
/me waves 
will appear as 
*jimbo waves 
===Karma commands===
Karma is used to show appreciation and support to someone in the community. 
trevor++
You can also check your karma or someone else's with the @karma command. The bot huginn will answer with how many times your karma was increased (or decreased). 
@karma trevor
===Later command===
The later command is used to send messages to users who aren't on IRC right now. The next time this person connects to the channel, the bot huginn will send them a message. 
@later tell nickname message
For example 
@later tell lesliemoore can you check bug 18569 for me?
===Seen command===
The seen command is used to know when a person was last active on the channel. The bot huginn will answer you with the time and the last thing this person wrote on the channel 
@seen nickname
For example 
@seen AmyQ
 
== Useful links ==
*https://koha-community.org/get-involved/irc/ 
*IRC Regulars 
*Dates of next IRC meetings 
*Links to IRC meetings 
*IRC Chatiquette
== IRC clients ==
Example clients (please add any you recommend): 
*Element - https://element.io/
*Hexchat - https://hexchat.github.io/ 
*Colloquy - http://colloquy.info/ 
*Quassel - http://quassel-irc.org/ 
*Pidgin - https://pidgin.im/ 
*Wikipedia list/comparison - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients
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