How we use IRC

If you have questions about anything Diaspora-related, the best way to get an answer quickly is to visit us in IRC.

You might think, "IRC? For real? Is this 1994 again?"

Yes. I mean, no! Just think of IRC as the open-source equivalent of a Campfire room.

Channels

We have 3 official IRC channels, each one roughly equivalent to a chatroom. Click the link to the join the channel in a new browser window. You can also download and use an IRC client such as Colloquy for OS X or mIRC for Windows.

• #diaspora on irc.freenode.net - general discussion and help for folks installing Diaspora
• #diaspora-dev on irc.freenode.net - discussion of the source code and help for new developer contributors
• #diaspora-de on irc.freenode.net - discussion in German.

Non-IRC Help

We have two mailing lists, both Google groups. They tend to have a slightly different audience than the IRC channels, so if you can't get your question answered in IRC, you can try here.

• Discussion list - Google group for discussion of non-technical topics
• Development discussion list - Google group for discussion of installation, source code, and other technical topics