For freenode server chat.us.freenode.net <http://chat.us.freenode.net/6697> port 6697 is SSL ONLY
Thus 6665, 6666, 6667, 8000, 8001 and 8002 are normal ports Where ports 6697,7000 and 7070 are SSL only Please see http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote: > Toughs on last nights meeting "Getting Involved in Open > Source<http://Getting%20Involved%20in%20Open%20Source> > " > > We had an amazing talk and turn out last night, with 37 filling the room > at our new location at Vassar. > My highlights: > > * If you don't have one get a github (https://github.com/) ID, it can > tell prospective employers what you have worked on. The new center of OSS > on the internet. > * Besides the “Google” one can go to Stackoverflow ( > http://stackoverflow.com/ ) for knowledge. > * Read a LOT of source code that you did not write. > * Code is about people, dealing with code also means dealing with other > programmers. > * If your going to get involved make sure there is a “passion” or “drive” > because you will be making some level of commitment. > > Thank you to Sean Dague for such an insight full talk! > So I recommend that everyone make a new years resolution to make 2012 the > year they do something in Open Source! > Don't procrastinate about what is the best language or architecture style, > etc Pick a programming project and “JUST TO IT!” > > > ====================================================================================================================== > > After the talk, I discussed our “study group ideas”. I was not aware that > there was a large portion of people that did not know that IRC is still > alive and well. > It is one of the tools that I use to get ask questions that I yet can't > describe to Google. Also most of the core LUG members hang out in the > #mhvlug chat room > ( on chat.us.freenode.net/6697 ) most work days from 9 to 5. It's not > technical all the time and it can be a refreshing distraction during the > work day > ( for a few minutes that is ). > > Just point your web-browser to: > > http://webchat.freenode.net/?nick=Guest._WebChat&channels=squidwrench%2Cmhvlug&prompt=1&uio=OT10cnVlJjEwPXRydWUmMTE9NTEmMTI9dHJ1ZQa1 > > If you want a real IRC program I would recommend X-Chat: > Linux: xchat is in your repo, just install it already! > MS Windows: http://xchat.org/download/ > If before Snow Leopard “XChat aqua” > http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/ > If Snow Leopard and above “XChat Azure” > https://github.com/xchataqua/xchataqua/downloads > > -- > /** > ** Joe Apuzzo > ** Call Sign: KD2AKU > ** PGP/GPG: pub key ID BB5C7 > **/ > > -- /** ** Joe Apuzzo ** Call Sign: KD2AKU ** PGP/GPG: pub key ID BB5C7 **/
_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 1 - Home Networking Made Simple with Amahi Home Server Mar 7 - March 2012 Meeting - 9th Annivesary of MHVLUG Apr 4 - April 2012 Meeting
