internet_relay_chat
[b]IRC[/b], or Internet Relay Chat, is a text-based chat system designed for group communication in discussion forums by Jarkko Oikarinen.in 1988. Users connect from an IRC client to an IRC server, which might be part of a larger IRC network.

The service is popular with FOSS communities; many [[Linux]] distributions maintain an official IRC channel for user support and other project-related conversation.

h4. See also
h5. Popular Clients
* Hexchat
* Irssi
* KiwiIRC
* Konversation
* Pidgin
* Weechat

h5. Popular Networks
* Libera Chat
* Rizon

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: IRC":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC]
* "LiberaChat":[https://libera.chat/]
* "KiwiIRC":[https://kiwiirc.com/]
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