Phoenix.pm: Perl Position Open

[Scott Walters]

Pablo, everyone..

I don't download a lot of windows software, but http://www.shareware.com
seems to have a reasonably good index of MSWin (and Amiga,
Atari!) free/shareware programs. Search for "bitchx". When you log on IRC,
you must specify a server and a username. The two large IRC networks are
Effnet and Undernet. One of them is more popular in Europe, I don't
remember which. irc.undernet.org accepts connections from
anywhere. As far as Unix software, I browse the listings at
www.freebsd.org and just download the source and built it on whatever
system I happen to be shopping for.

-scott

On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Pablo Velasquez wrote:

> 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
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> 
>