Phoenix.pm: Perl Position Open

[Pablo Velasquez]

Scott:
IRC sounds good to me. I've never used it so at this point could you help 
us get started?

For example, where do we go for software?

Thanks so much...

-Pablo

At 11:16 AM 3/7/00 -0800, you wrote:

>Pablo, everyone...
>
> > Scott:
> > I do believe AOL runs on Unix, specifically Linux. Some months ago I was
> > using it to chat. However, since the recents changes and such I cannot
> > verify this information.
>
>I run NetBSD. I think an open-source, open-standard solution is more in
>order here, in the spirit of Perl =) Otherwise, we will be excluding
>people who run MkLinux, HP/UX, Apollo DomainOS, etc, etc, etc. Having to
>run a certain processor and a certain operating system to use a bit of
>software is silly, when it was written in portable C (and the source is
>simply being kept secret).
>
> >
> > I have ICQ is that the same as IRC?
>
>Nope!
>
>Pablo: IRC is the oldist chat protocol on the Internet. You connect to a
>server, like ICQ. However, the servers themselves are networked together,
>in a heirachy. This allows 100's or 1000's of people to be in on the same
>channel. If a message is broadcast on that channel, it is only sent to
>each server once. These network-use optimizations allow it to be much
>larger, and host much larger discussions then ICQ, AIM, etc. No one
>"owns" IRC. However, different organizations work together to the keep the
>internet-server network up and running, and to keep reasonable policies
>inplace, and agree on solutions to bug fixes (usualy there is
>agreement). I'm not a huge IRC fan, but IRC is sometimes handy for just
>such things. ICQ, AIM, etc are sort of commercial half-arsed reinventions
>of wheel. ICQ clients are available for VMS, Unix, Windows (3.1 through
>2000), Amiga, Mac, and dang near any other OS you can name. Many different
>clients for Windows (most available as source) as available, though I
>think "bitchx" is the current favorite. Most clients are programable, and
>can be set up as a "bot" to automate simple tasks - maintaining file
>archives on the channel, regulating permission, moderating large
>discussions, answering frequently asked questions, inforcing language
>policies, etc, etc, etc. In a nutshell, IRC is better because it is
>decentralized, open and technologically superior to AIM and ICQ, even if
>it is isn't prettier on your windows screen =)
>
>-scott
>
> > >
> > >Does AOL IM run on Unix? If not, IRC is a cross-platform, time tested,
> > >backup. Sorry I havn't been around lately =(
> > >
> > > > Greetings:
> > > > I was wondering if anyone would be interested in having an "online" 
> Perl
> > > > meeting, for all of us that have found it difficult to attend the
> > > in-person
> > > > meetings lately, in fact, for all Phoenix Perl members out there, 
> whether
> > > > they be in Tucson or Tempe :)
> > > >
> > > > We'd need to agree on a platform. I would recommend AOL IM
> > > > (http://www.aol.com), since it's quite easy to do group chats using 
> such
> > > > software. I've done a number of them already for a magazine group I
> > > work with.
> > > >
> > > > Please let me know if there is interest for this idea and what your
> > > > suggestions might be...
> > > >
> > > > -Pablo
> > > >
> >
> >