Getting rapid responses to check your assumptions is really helpful if you have to touch an unfamiliar section of the code base for a patch. Look at the mozilla irc network for an example. Don't sell it so short.Įdit: I forgot to mention that IRC is also a base for lots of open source project collaboration. If you hang out in any room for long enough you're likely to experience the "I've been here since." pissing contest. The opportunity to find and compromise poorly secured systems on which to create an illicit warez distribution site has only increased, with the popular use of broadband service by. One thing that is annoying is watching interesting conversation get disintegrated by the regulars taking over to talk about banal everyday topics like what they're currently eating or just ate, etc. Note that this functionality still exists and can still be found on IRC warez channels, as an alternative to the modern and streamlined P2P distribution systems. You connect to the right server, join the right channel, find the right people, and send the right command to request a file. Once you learn all that, the actual file trading is straightforward. This is certainly a problem is many IRC channels, but I have no idea what to do about it. You should learn all about IRC security, especially trojan horse attacks and denial of service attacks which are common among IRC file traders. IRC always feels more like a social scene, and a distraction. > To me, IRC has always been a "grapevine" tool, where etiquette, social pecking orders and gossip are shared amongst a smallish close-knit social circle. Language or domain specific channels are great for getting rapid responses to well thought out queries.
whereas #java (even its mods) frequently sound like pre-teens yelling profanity at each other on XBox Live.Īlthough I agree with you, as others have pointed out you're selling IRC short for certain use cases. However, I've found that those first two channels are welcoming and thoughtful, with interesting discussion always taking place. You would think that channels like #clojure and #go-nuts would be populated by immature hipsters, while #java would be made up of 40-something corporate types. Ironically, they degrade over time as their underlying technology matures. From what I've seen, the nicer communities are the newer channels.
In my experience most remaining IRC piracy channels these days are general-purpose with an emphasis on movies, TV and warez and not very good for music at all. I've lost interest in general chat, outside of specific questions and answers. Maybe you'd be better off using Soulseek or another music-oriented P2P program. Likewise, I throw out a quick question of my own every now and then, when I'm afraid it's too subjective in nature to avoid being closed by StackOverflow-lawyers. so that during builds, or other short bursts of idle time, I can glace over and see if there are any questions I can answer. I leave a connection to Freenode running while I'm at work, in a few channels related to my job. I don't know that there are too many interesting "abstract" IRC communities, beyond those Freenode channels specific to a given programming language or technology. I hope we all haven't forgotten about the guides? The requesting one by UsenetGuy in particular. They're pretty fast with just about everything, AltBin usually require users to request before they post (with exceptions of some chans where fillers req themselves). Now with inner-sanctum about Kere has some competition. The most popular pay TV network is the Discovery Channel, followed by the History Channel, A&. # <- Pretty sure thats for DVDR (need key though)Īlso a.b.moovee is for scene/p2p and a.b.movies.divx for scene. Popular ongoing IRC channels are hottub and riskybus. #3.complete_cd (not too many mp3 pre's find their way to usenet though) #gotnzb4u-latest (the announce channel.)Īnd niche-specific channels on efnet (for chatting/requesting stuff):