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These are the main channels we maintain:
 
These are the main channels we maintain:
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse #eclipse] - questions from plug-in developers and users
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* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse #eclipse] - questions from plug-in developers and users [http://echelog.matzon.dk/?eclipse log]
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-bugs #eclipse-bugs] - official channel for [[BugDay|Eclipse Bug Day]]
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-bugs #eclipse-bugs] - official channel for [[BugDay|Eclipse Bug Day]]
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-commits #eclipse-commits] - lists all commits as they come in (See [http://cia.navi.cx CIA])
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-commits #eclipse-commits] - lists all commits as they come in (See [http://cia.navi.cx CIA])
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* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#higgins #higgins] - the discussion channel for the [http://eclipse.org/higgins Higgins] project
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#higgins #higgins] - the discussion channel for the [http://eclipse.org/higgins Higgins] project
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-stp #eclipse-stp] - the discussion channel for the [http://eclipse.org/stp SOATools] project
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-stp #eclipse-stp] - the discussion channel for the [http://eclipse.org/stp SOATools] project
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* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#eclipse-e4 #eclipse-e4] - official channel for E4 discussions [http://echelog.matzon.dk/?eclipse-e4 log]
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=== Related Channels ===
 
=== Related Channels ===
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgi #osgi] - OSGi related channel
 
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgi #osgi] - OSGi related channel
 
  
 
== More Info ==
 
== More Info ==

Revision as of 10:50, 22 April 2008

IRC is an excellent public forum -- both for helping users and for getting to know other committers. We have official group status on Freenode. You can connect to Freenode by pointing your IRC client at irc.freenode.net.

Main Channels

These are the main channels we maintain:

Project Channels

There are also more project specific channels:


Related Channels

  • #osgi - OSGi related channel

More Info

A log of the the traffic on #eclipse is available on the web. There is also an actively maintained IRC FAQ in which most questions eventually appear -- feel free to contribute! Much of the content was born here.

If you are a committer on an eclipse project, then you can get yourself a developer cloak. A developer cloak identifies you as a committer on the Eclipse project, gives you some privileges on the channel and masks your hostname. If you would like a developer cloak, please contact paulweb515 or nitind on IRC.

How Do I Start Using IRC?

How Do I Choose An IRC Client?

  • If you are having trouble choosing an IRC client, try ChatZilla which runs inside Firefox. Konversation and xchat are also widely used options.
  • Or, if you're familiar with the IM client Gaim (now called Pidgin), it also works great with IRC on both Windows and Linux.
  • Mac users, try one of these.
  • Another choice is ECF's IRC client, which runs as a view inside of Eclipse.

OK, I'm Set Up, Now What?

  • Read the FAQ.
  • Join a channel.
  • Post a question, or answer one.

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