From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk (tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.12]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A381416C5D for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:02:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.13] by tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14JISw-0005ft-00; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:03:14 +0000 Received: from thomasfl by tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14JISu-00040m-00; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:03:12 +0000 From: Thomas Flavel To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] irc log 'o bugs Message-ID: <20010118170312.B10369@tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> References: <20010118055710.RIUH22021.priv-edtnes03-hme0.telusplanet.net@65456465> <20010118061450.H3776@tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> <20010118094814.B3017@cvs.gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <20010118094814.B3017@cvs.gentoo.org>; from drobbins@gentoo.org on Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:48:14AM -0700 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 18 10:03:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:03:12 +0000 X-Archives-Salt: ff0fab52-5164-4b17-84b4-5aa339057af0 X-Archives-Hash: abdaeb2963ca73c8fe291d0f9cb52eb3 On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:48:14AM -0700, drobbins@gentoo.org wrote: > On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 06:14:50AM +0000, Thomas Flavel wrote: > > Um, given that people are noticing the channel, and asking me questions I don't know the > > answers to, does this mean it's time to annouce it on www.gentoo.org? :) > > Hrm, I dunno. I don't have the time to lurk on irc; doing so would eliminate > any possibility of being productive. We need an IRC liaison who can act as our Fair enough, I think it's clear what's more important :) > representative and try to answer as many questions as possible, and forward > the ones he can't answer to the list. Then, I'd feel comfortable mentioning the > channel on the web site. > > For those who don't know, this irc channel is part of the open projects network. > You can get a list of hostnames to connect to at http://www.openprojects.nu. > A popular one is us.opirc.nu, and of course the channel name is #gentoo. > Well, I'll keep hold of the channel until something happens... #debian have an irc front-end to apt which I thought was quite a nice idea; I was wondering about a similar thing for portage - to check current versions etc? I'm writing an irc client at the moment, once I fix up the socket code I'll have a go at interfacing it to portage once I get time - there are a few things I need to sort out first before I can get back to any opensource projects for the next few days, - Tom