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From: Joachim Blaabjerg <styx@SuxOS.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] IRC on install CD
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:04:17 +0200
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On Monday 10 June 2002 12:45, Wout Mertens wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> Here's an interesting idea I heard on IRC (from kraylus): provide a
> console-based IRC client on the install CD so you can immediately chat =
on
> #gentoo for install problems. (with a little entry in install.txt that
> explains how to use it)

Sounds like a good idea to me... We'd probably have to create a new user =
on=20
the install CD, though. We don't want to encourage our users to IRC as ro=
ot,=20
now do we? Perhaps an `alias irssi=3D'su - gentoo-install -c irssi'` coul=
d be=20
an idea.

> Only, I don't know anything about console-based IRC apps, so I wouldn't
> know which one is best. pmjorange suggested irssi.

Yeah, I agree that irssi is the best choice.

Best Regards,

--=20
Joachim Blaabjerg
styx@SuxOS.org
www.SuxOS.org