How to IRC

How to connect to La Quadrature's channel ?

The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a protocol that allows live chatting with other users by logging in with a special software (named client) to an IRC server. Anyone connected like that can chat on public or private rooms.

There are some IRC client, here are the more common ones :

xChat - multiplateform
irssi - multiplateform, en ligne de commandes
mIRC - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2k/XP/Vista
...

If you don't want to / cannot install an IRC client on your computer, there are other ways to log in.
If you have java installed in your computer, we recommend you this applet: http://java.freenode.net/
If you don't have java, an ajax applet is available here: http://webchat.freenode.net/

Connection

First you have to log into the server:

/server irc.freenode.net

Then you have to chose a nickname:

/nick [your_nick]

After that, you can join a chat room:

/join #laquadrature

La Quadrature du Net's chat rooms

1. laquadrature : La Quadrature main chat room
2. lqdn-travail : Working channel
3. laquadrature-vidz : Video team's channel
4. lqdn-rp : Press review team's channel

Registering

You can register your nickname so that you would be the only one to be able to use it. To do that, type in the box :

/msg nickserv REGISTER [Password] [Email] 

You have to be connected under the nickname you want to register!

Logging in

If you are registered and you want to log in, simply type :

/msg nickserv IDENTIFY [Password]

If you have rights (voice, IRCop, VHANNop), you can force the bot to give them to you via

/hs on

Main commands of our bots

In addition to usual IRC commands, some commands are available to interact with bots.

!rp

!rp + URL includes the url in our press review. Use c (!rpc) if it quotes La Quadrature («According to la Quadrature, [...]»), use p (!rpp) if the subject is about La Quadrature («La Quadrature is a group that [...]»). We can also use both at the same time : !rpcp

!stats

!stats allows to see the statistics of articles published recently / not published yet

!tc

This command is used to take notes of what is going on during debates, most often in the national Parliament. It is used to type !tc<space><name of the speaker> followed by what he/she said or by the text describing the event

Par exemple : « !tc Albanel parle de fabrication d'adresses IP », ou encore : « !tc Billard / Brard défendent les auteurs plutôt que les majors »"

!listevent

Pour voir les prochains événements ajoutés à notre liste.