# IRC Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a text-based client-server protocol for conferencing. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Matrix/IRC bridge is now self-hosted DevFeed: [Matrix/IRC bridge is now self-hosted]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-03-31T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [postmarketOS Blog]() Topics: [IRC](), [Matrix](), [Self-hosted](), [The Lounge](), [Protocol (disambiguation)](), [maintenance](), [protocols](), [Network](), [Software]() Tags: [bridging](), [irc](), [maintenance](), [matrix](), [patches](), [postmarketos](), [protocol](), [self-hosted]() ### AI overview postmarketOS moved its Matrix-to-IRC bridge to self-hosting after evaluating whether to go Matrix-only or use a third-party service. The project chose matrix-appservice-irc because it supports full single puppeting, while also considering maintenance and available forks. ### Source excerpt The postmarketOS chat rooms are available on both the Matrix and IRC protocols (IRC on OFTC). Communicating from one protocol to the other is possible via matrix-appservice-irc. We have been using the instance hosted by the Matrix.org Foundation, which will probably get shutdown at the end of March 2025. This would be today, we haven't heard any further information whether it will actually happen or not and when. But as of today we are now self-hosting the bridge. Evaluation First we considered going Matrix-only since the majority of our uses are on that protocol. But via our Mastodon poll and direct feedback via chat it was apparent that a lot of people still want to be able to use IRC for talking in the postmarketOS channels so we investigated how to make this possible. Next we decided whether to self-host a bridge or using a 3rd party offering. Our conclusion was that for us since we already run a Synapse instance, the maintenance effort should be rather minimal after we do the initial setup of the bridge. So we are trying that first, and only if it turns out to be more work than expected we will switch to a bridge that is hosted by somebody else. We had to figure out which software to use for the bridge since the Matrix.org Foundation wrote regarding matrix-appservice-irc that they "will also mark the software behind those bridges as archived". The heisenbridge project had a very useful comparison table, through which we realized that we want to keep using a version of matrix-appservice-irc, as it seems to be the only one that can currently do the full single puppeting mode. All others would either show up as one user on IRC or on Matrix side. matrix-appservice-irc runs in full single puppeting mode where both IRC and Matrix users are puppeted both ways. The Matrix users identity is directly mapped to IRC and they are in full control. This method of bridging creates multiple IRC connections which makes is mostly transparent for both sides of the bridge. As the r ## January Update: Happy New Gear! DevFeed: [January Update: Happy New Gear!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-01-15T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Linux](), [OpenGL](), [USB](), [GPU](), [IRC](), [Website](), [Wiki]() Tags: [community-edition](), [community-update](), [gpu](), [irc](), [linux](), [opengl](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinecil](), [pinecube](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [update](), [usb](), [website](), [wiki]() ### AI overview PINE64's January community update covers the final PinePhone community edition, Quartz64 single-board computers, PineTab and Pinebook Pro production, software builds, graphics support, community infrastructure, and PineTime firmware developments. ### Source excerpt Happy New Year everyone! Let us all hope that the difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 virus are now waning and that more aspects of our lives will return to normal soon. We start this year with announcing the last community edition of the PinePhone, an update on the Quartz64 single board computers, and with some good news regarding PineTab and Pinebook Pro production. You can watch a synopsis of this month's community update on Youtube (embedded below) but also on LBRY and Peertube. Stay up-to-date with PINE64 news and make sure to subscribe to this blog (bottom of the webpage), follow PINE64 Telegram News channel as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I'd like to acknowledge JF, Marek (gamiee), Alex (clover), 33YN2 and PizzaLovingNerd for their contributions to this community update. Thank you. Let's get to it. Note: This image preview protects your privacy. Click to load the video from the Google servers. Link to the video & January Community Update Video Synopsis by PizzaLovingNerd TL:DR New website it up! Chats have been reworked and IRC bridged back up; more work on chat infrastructure soon Thank you to those who've been making documentation for Wiki PinePhone KDE CE slightly delayed but shipping soon; issues shipping to the UK PineTalk podcast starts next month! Hosted by Ezra from Elatronion and Peter from LINMOBnet Pinebook Pro and PineTab LCD panel availability looking better; production to resume after CNY Pinebook Pro OpenMandriva and AOSC Linux builds are now available Pinebook Pro FreeBSD 13 build brinds a lot of functionality to the platform Pinebook Pro alt DP display mode available in Manjaro & coming to other distros. Enables DockingDeck and other USB-C dongles Pinebook Pro to get Panfrost GPU driver with OpenGL 3.0 Quartz64 is the name of our next SBC line Quartz64 model-A detailed spec and availability roadmap PineTime important work done on the bootloader and release of InfiniTime 0.10.0 PineTime InfiniTime fork brings colourful icons, multi ## June Update: postmarketOS CE PinePhone, Shipping & PINE64 Cluster DevFeed: [June Update: postmarketOS CE PinePhone, Shipping & PINE64 Cluster]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-06-15T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Hardware](), [IRC](), [Matrix](), [modules]() Tags: [cluster](), [debian](), [hardware](), [irc](), [matrix](), [modules](), [pine64](), [pinephone](), [pinetab](), [pinetime](), [postmarketos](), [progress-report](), [update]() ### AI overview PINE64's June 2020 update covers the planned postmarketOS Community Edition PinePhone pre-order, PineTab and Pinebook Pro shipping matters, PineTime, power-management work, and related community projects. It also reports that PINE64 migrated its community services to a cluster of 24 ROCKPro64 computers running Debian. ### Source excerpt Hello everyone! It has been a really busy time for us here at PINE64 as we're working hard to deliver outstanding PinePhone UBports Community Edition and Pinebook Pro shipments. The big news of this month is that we're excited to announce that a postmarketOS Community Edition PinePhone will be available for pre-order early next month. There are a lot of topics to cover this month, so let's get to it. This month's TL;DR All PINE64 services on our own hardware; the cluster move report Shipping delays and Pinebook Pro QA issues addressed Shipping status update & where to find up-to-date information An apology for PineTab pre-orders delay & no heads-up on blog PineTab pre-orders sold out in under 72 hours PineTab to ship late July 2020; more batches coming PineTab add-on board reengineered for LoRa and RTL-SDR modules; available for next pre-order batch PinePhone postmarketOS Community Edition announcement; pre-orders start early July Check out postmarketOS announcement blog post! PinePhone CRUST advanced power management status A community initiative; a PinePhone pogo pin breakout board PineTime; Lup Yuen Lee will write a series of PineTime articles for our blog! Solve the riddle! Housekeeping We're proud to announce that starting this month all our community services, including this very website you're currently visiting, are all running on our PINE64 cluster of 24x ROCKPro64 single board computers. The process of migrating services to the cluster began on June 5 and finished on the 10th without any major dowtimes or hiccups. As of right now the cluster hosts the main PINE64 website, the Wiki, forum, IRC server (and chat bridge) as well as all our Matrix channels. To our knowledge we're the only organization in this neck of the woods to dogfood hardware in this way. I like when things speak for themselves, and so I hope and trust that this is a testimony to our faith in our own hardware. I know many of you are very keen to learn more about the cluster, so I already ha ## April Update: CE & FCC, Software Update and DIY Router? DevFeed: [April Update: CE & FCC, Software Update and DIY Router?]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-04-15T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Linux](), [Pinephone](), [IRC](), [Matrix](), [Ubuntu](), [notifications](), [USB]() Tags: [android](), [community-update](), [development](), [devices](), [fcc](), [irc](), [linux](), [matrix](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [pinetab](), [pinetime](), [rockpro64-2](), [ubuntu](), [update](), [usb]() ### AI overview PINE64's April community update covers device shipping plans, PinePhone certifications and software progress, Pinebook Pro development, hardware projects, community infrastructure, and a possible ROCKPro64-based router. ### Source excerpt I hope and trust this update finds everyone well. Production in China is picking up pace and we expect to start shipping the Pinebook Pro with Manjaro and PinePhone UBports Community edition next month. I am happy to report that, for the time being, everything is proceeding smoothly and we're on track to ship devices in accordance with our original plans. Still, I encourage you to sign up to this blog to stay up-to-date on shipping information since anything can happen in the next 30 days. Here is the TL:DR for this month's community update: ROCKPro64 cluster is up and running; IRC and Matrix will be moved over to it soon We're shipping surgical masks to those in need in your local community PinePhone UBports edition gets CE, FCC and RED certifications UBports Ubuntu Touch shaping up nicely; major development milestones reached Other PinePhone OSes begin maturing; state of development + new phone OS CRUST suspend on the PinePhone; 15 hours battery now possible Schematics for PCBA v1.2 available after testing; v1.2 will be available in the store for BH users eventually Pinebook Pro Manjaro KDE build is very polished; development report Docking your Pinebook Pro using USB-C; using Manjaro mainline kernel We're making our own USB-C dock; better ergonomics than most OEM options RK3399 OG Pinebook upgrade kit testing and challenges; we'll likely use graphene for cooling PineTab delayed until pandemic over; ready for fabrication and report of improvements + tablet keyboard is ready The PineTime is now a smartwatch; BLE notifications support; we need a Linux + Android companion app OpenWRT on ROCKPro64; what do you think about a ROCKPro64-based router? Housekeeping The PINE64 ROCKPro64 cluster has finally made it to its location at BBXNET and the process of setting it up began. For those who don't know, in November last year we announced that we'll be moving our services over to a custom 24-node ROCKPro64 cluster. At the time of writing the cluster is already up and runnin ## March Update: Manjaro on Pinebook Pro & PinePhone Software DevFeed: [March Update: Manjaro on Pinebook Pro & PinePhone Software]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-03-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Operating system](), [Development](), [Kernel](), [IRC](), [Matrix](), [foss](), [communications]() Tags: [community-update](), [foss](), [irc](), [kernel](), [manjaro](), [matrix](), [os](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [software]() ### AI overview PINE64's March community update reports that Pinebook Pro production is resuming with Manjaro KDE as the default operating system, with pre-orders planned for March 18 and shipping planned for early May. It also covers PinePhone development, PineTime software, spare parts and cases, hardware production, and migration of IRC and Matrix services to a PINE64 cluster. ### Source excerpt COVID-19 recovery in China is underway and factory work is slowly returning back to normal. This is good news, and we hope to have a constant stream of updates for you in the coming weeks. That said, we're taking it one step at a time, since factories are still at 20% of the normal manufacturing capacity and it's hard to predict the recovery pace. So rather than offering you my guesstimates for particular device availability, we will make announcements once all stages of production are secured for each device. Frankly speaking, this also means that announcements will likely drop suddenly; so If you haven't done so yet, this is probably the time to subscribe to this blog and be notified when it happens. The big news of this community update is that Pinebook Pros are about to re-enter production and will be shipping with Manjaro KDE as the default operating system! Pre-orders for the new production run starts on Wednesday (March 18th) and shipping is planned for early May. TL;DR for this month Moving PINE64 services to the PINE64 cluster Spare parts for the PinePhone and Pinebook Pro OG Pinebook entering production for charity; closing the digital gap PINE A64-LTS will be produced until 2025 Pinebook Pro pre-orders start March 18th; expected shipping date early May Manjaro KDE is the new default OS for the Pinebook Pro! mainline kernel 5.7 mainline Pinebook Pro support Minor Pinebook Pro refinements and tweaks PinePhone development is steaming ahead; new OSes and features PinePhone soft and hard protective cases available soon PineTime OSes start coming together; first glimpse at a fully fledged FOSS OS Housekeeping We're getting ready to move PINE64 community services to our ROCKpro64 cluster. The IRC and Matrix are the first services on our list, which means disruptions to all chats are expected at some point this month. We obviously hope that the downtime will be minimal, but given the complexity of our communications setup - which spans across multiple chat protoc ## PINE64 August Update Covers London Meetup, PineTab, Pinebook Pro, PinePhone and SOEdge DevFeed: [PINE64 August Update Covers London Meetup, PineTab, Pinebook Pro, PinePhone and SOEdge]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2019-08-05T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Development](), [Pinephone](), [Discord](), [IRC](), [Matrix](), [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [ai](), [community](), [devices](), [discord](), [irc](), [london](), [matrix](), [meetup](), [news](), [pine64](), [pinephone](), [pinetab](), [update]() ### AI overview PINE64's August update announces a London meetup and reports progress on the PineTab, Pinebook Pro pre-orders, the PinePhone prototype, community chat integrations, the Wiki, and the SOEdge AI module. ### Source excerpt PineTab development prototype July has been a busy month for all members of the PINE64 project. Between the updates to various systems, preparation of Pinebook Pro pre-orders and the subsequent launch, shipping of PineTab development kits as well as production of the PinePhone prototype, there has been little to no downtime. To this end I wish to publicly thank fireTwoOneNine for doing a hell of a job helping out, troubleshooting problems and setting up the systems necessary to keep the wheels turning. An awesome job and a huge thank you. Here is what is on this month's update agenda: We're meeting up in London - join us! Just the Wiki left to do - help wanted PineTab is up and running! ; getting an illuminated keyboard Pinebook Pro pre-orders sum-up ; public pre-orders 25 August PinePhone prototype this month ; software coming along SOEdge AI module Meetup in London We're having a casual meetup in London on August 18, noon (12:00) at Serpentine Bar & Kitchen located in Hyde Park. We'll have a few things with us (including a Pinebook Pro prototype) to show and toy around with. We will also share information about new and upcoming devices at the meetup - as always we're very keen to hear your feedback regarding what we're doing. If the weather is good then we can sit outside in the sun; it not, well, then we can sit inside and later head out to the closest pub. So if you live in London, or otherwise able to make the journey, then we're looking forward to meeting you in person. Everyone is welcome. Housekeeping In June I wrote that the next things on our community to-do agenda are the chats and Wiki. Let's start with the prior - we have now improved the way in which the various chat protocols are bridged and, after a few hiccups, everything seems to be running smoothly *knocks on wood*. There are now also Telegram groups for Pine64, Rock64, PinePhone and Pinebook (Pro) that have been linked to their Discord, IRC and Matrix counterparts. They've been added the the comm ## Forum Update DevFeed: [Forum Update]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2019-05-22T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pine64](), [Usability](), [Discord](), [IRC](), [Wiki]() Tags: [community](), [feature](), [forum](), [gdpr](), [pine64](), [update](), [usability]() ### AI overview PINE64 announces a forum upgrade scheduled for the end of May, with possible downtime of a couple of hours. The update addresses GDPR compliance, simplifies the layout, adds links to community resources, and introduces alerts for thread responses, quotes, ratings, and subscribed threads. ### Source excerpt The forum update is scheduled to go live at the end of May (likely over the weekend May 25-26th). You can expect the forum to be down for a couple of hours as work is being carried out. We hope that the process will be relatively painless, but if unexpected issues arise then this will extend the downtime. The forum upgrade is a part of our ongoing process of improving PINE64 services, which you can expect to carry over to the month of June with future updates to the Wiki and the chats. Updating the forum is something that has been on our bucket list for a long time, but there have always been multiple other more pressing things that have taken priority. Frankly speaking, not much though has been given to the state of the forum, its structure and usability until earlier this year. The server move this month has given us the opportunity to update, change and most importantly improve all the PINE64 community services; the webpage was the first to receive an update and now its the forum's turn for a make-over. GDPR Compliance The current forum is in need of more than quality-of-life improvements - more specifically, we need to make the forum complient with regulation (GDPR). On your first login you will be presented with the privacy policy, which you need to accept before proceeding to using the forum services as per usual. Scroll to the bottom of the policy and click accept. Accepting the privacy policy (identical to the one on this website) is required for both new and existing members and applies to everyone, including moderators and developers. New Look and Feel The general layout of the forum has been simplified and designed to expose the bits and pieces that regular and new users access frequently. The side tab has quick access to the PINE64 chats - the Discord and IRC Webchat for the time being- while the top bar features links to the Wiki, this News blog, Forum Portal as well as other relevant information. At the bottom of the forum page you'll find a footer wit ## ReactOS switches its main discussion platform from IRC to self-hosted Mattermost DevFeed: [ReactOS switches its main discussion platform from IRC to self-hosted Mattermost]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2019-03-13T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [Self-hosted](), [IRC](), [Open Source]() Tags: [communication](), [free](), [irc](), [open-source](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [self-hosted](), [server](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview The ReactOS Project switched its main discussion platform from IRC to a self-hosted Mattermost server after internal testing. Mattermost supports richer communication, desktop and mobile access, web-client use, notifications, and integration with the ReactOS user directory, while IRC channels remain available and bridged. ### Source excerpt After decades on IRC and around 3 months of internal testing, the ReactOS Project has officially switched to a self-hosted Mattermost server as its main discussion platform. Mattermost is a modern open-source solution for team communication, eliminating many of the limits of IRC: Ever missed an opportunity to contact a person, because that person wasn't on IRC at the same time as yourself? Ever thought "A picture is worth a thousand words", but were too lazy to look up an image hosting service, publish your image there, and then post a link to IRC? ## 11 years of Ubuntu membership DevFeed: [11 years of Ubuntu membership]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: andreacorbellini Published: 2018-05-12T21:30:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Andrea Corbellini]() Topics: [Ubuntu](), [IRC]() Tags: [community](), [irc](), [recognition](), [support](), [ubuntu]() ### AI overview The author reflects on receiving official Ubuntu membership 11 years and one month earlier, describing the IRC interview with the Community Council and the lasting personal significance of that recognition. They also express gratitude to people who supported them. ### Source excerpt It's been 11 years and 1 month since I was awarded with official Ubuntu membership. I will never forget that day: as a kid I had to write about myself on IRC, in front of the Community Council members and answer their questions in a language that was not my primary one. I must confess that I was a bit scared that evening ... ## Triaging with Orange Factor DevFeed: [Triaging with Orange Factor]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: gbrown-mozilla Published: 2016-10-17T20:11:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Mozilla Automation]() Topics: [bug](), [IRC]() Tags: [bug](), [intermittent-failures](), [intermittents](), [irc](), [mozilla](), [project-stockwell](), [testing](), [thoughts]() ### AI overview The author describes using Orange Factor to find frequent intermittent test failures and Bugzilla to identify neglected bugs. They share examples where checking recent changes and contacting relevant people led to prompt investigation or resolution, while noting that determining bug activity remains difficult. ### Source excerpt Recently, I have been trying to spend a little time each day looking over the most frequent intermittent test failures ... Continue reading -> ## August 2016 meeting minutes DevFeed: [August 2016 meeting minutes]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2016-10-03T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [meetings](), [IRC]() Tags: [free](), [irc](), [meetings](), [minutes](), [open-source](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview Minutes from the August 2016 ReactOS development meeting covering status reports, GSoC, 0.4.3 release preparations, public meeting access, bug fixes, build and test work, and planned development tasks. ### Source excerpt 2016-08-25 20:04 UTC irc.freenode.net, #reactos-meeting Proceedings Meeting started at 20:11 by Amine Khaldi Point 1: Status Reports Point 2: GSoC Point 3: 0.4.3 Release Plans GENERAL INFORMATION Starting with this month meetings will be open to public. You may watch, but all non-devs are muted by default. If the meeting is set to invite-only when you try to join then we first discuss some private points before we open it to public. ## Discover the new ReactOS website DevFeed: [Discover the new ReactOS website]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2016-02-08T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website]() Topics: [ReactOS](), [Website](), [Drupal](), [IRC](), [Bootstrap](), [jira]() Tags: [bootstrap](), [chat](), [features](), [free](), [history](), [jira](), [open-source](), [os](), [react](), [reactos](), [responsive](), [website](), [win32](), [winapi]() ### AI overview The ReactOS team describes a complete redesign of its website ahead of the 0.4 release. The first stage focused on improving information flow through IRC integration, live Jira activity, social-network updates, responsive Bootstrap-based layout, and site structure changes. ### Source excerpt As you may have noticed, the ReactOS website has been completely revamped. During the last year, the ReactOS Team has been focusing on entering the 0.4 era, the latest major alpha series before the 0.5 Beta. A common feeling among the ReactOS community was that our (now old) website was not good enough from content, design, and technology points of view to honor one of the greatest releases in the ReactOS history. ## Harassment Faced by a Woman in Tech and Open Source DevFeed: [Harassment Faced by a Woman in Tech and Open Source]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2015-07-05T19:14:46Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Jessie Frazelle]() Topics: [Open Source](), [IRC]() Tags: [conference](), [irc](), [open-source](), [women-in-tech]() ### AI overview The author describes persistent harassment connected to her conference speaking and open source work, including sexual messages, rape and death threats, and graphic manipulated images. Despite this abuse, she says she will continue her work and remain herself. ### Source excerpt My least favorite topic in the world is 'Women in Tech', so I am going to make this short but I think it's something that needs to be said. This industry is fucked. Ever since I started speaking at conferences and contributing to open source projects I have been endlessly harassed. I've gotten hundreds of private messages on IRC and emails about sex, rape, and death threats. People emailing me saying they jerked off to my conference talk video (you're welcome btw) is mild in comparison to sending photoshopped pictures of me covered in blood. I wish I could do my job, something I very obviously love doing, without any of this bullshit. However that seems impossible at this point. But I'm not leaving and I'm not going to stop being me. So this is me saying 'Fuck You.' ## Moving The Web Forward DevFeed: [Moving The Web Forward]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Paul Irish Published: 2011-12-04T03:33:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Paul Irish]() Topics: [Web](), [Web platform](), [GitHub](), [frontend development](), [Front end](), [IRC](), [jQuery](), [Boilerplate]() Tags: [community](), [contribute](), [developers](), [development](), [frontend](), [frontend-development](), [github](), [html5](), [open](), [platform](), [project](), [repo](), [resources](), [standards](), [team](), [web](), [web-platform](), [web-standards](), [writeup]() ### AI overview The article introduces Move the Web Forward, an initiative that helps people channel their interest into practical contributions to the web community and web platform. It describes the initiative's collaborative creation through design, frontend development, IRC, etherpad, and GitHub, and highlights examples of participants contributing to web standards, Firefox, BuddyPress, and documentation. ### Source excerpt This Wednesday, me and a ragtag team of like-minded developers launched Move the Web Forward, an initiative to direct people's passions into productive efforts that assist not only the web community but the entire web platform. People often feel the need to "give back", but when it comes to contributing it's a challenge to find the right place. This is something I've seen happen firsthand in the jQuery and HTML5 Boilerplate communities. The MWF effort was inspired by a tweet by WebKit extraordinaire Dimitri Glazkov. If you want to help out with Web standards, you could wear a blue beanie once a year. Or you could start hacking on WebKit/Gecko. -- Dimitri Glazkov (@dglazkov) December 29, 2010 Me and Divya started brainstorming on an etherpad. We rounded up some folks on Google+ and IRC and started collecting a lot of excellent resources. Soon after a design was in the making and we started working in an open repo on github... At this point, I want to call out Mat Marquis aka @wilto, in particular, for really taking early ownership of this project and spearheading the design and frontend development. His efforts really made the site communicate its content effectively. Naturally the site is on github if you'd like to contribute. We have a few issues open that we'll be improving the site with. (Also, let me just say for projects like this, a cron job to pull latest from Github makes for such a relaxing workflow.) Thanks to Divya, Mat, Aaron Forsander, Connor Montgomery, Stephanie Rewis (great writeup!), Nicolas Gallagher, Addy, and all these awesome folk. Truly a socially developed site; everyone collaborating on IRC, etherpad and github (with as many having commit rights as possible). Fun project to work on and I hope to see everyone find the right place for them to get more involved in actively making the web as awesome as you want it to be. 2011.12.02: #movingwebforward in action! Beyond all the people who signed up (with the avatars) on the site to commit to things.. ## How we use IRC at Last.fm DevFeed: [How we use IRC at Last.fm]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: {"image"=\>"rj-headshot.jpg", "greetings"=\>nil} Published: 2009-01-08T06:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Richard Jones]() Topics: [IRC](), [Development](), [Monitoring](), [Java](), [PHP](), [Command-line interface](), [Deployment](), [issue tracker](), [Testing]() Tags: [channel](), [commands](), [deployment](), [irc](), [issue-tracker](), [java](), [lastfm](), [monitoring](), [php](), [programming](), [server](), [tests]() ### AI overview This article explains how Last.fm uses IRC for team and company-wide communication, automated monitoring, and developer support. It describes the irccat bot, which forwards network messages to IRC, sends operational events such as commits, alerts, deployments, and test results, and exposes lookup and administrative commands through PHP handlers. ### Source excerpt Everyone that works at Last.fm is typically connected to our IRC server. We have different channels per team, as well as a company-wide channel, and a few channels dedicated to automated monitoring.