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BZFlag on IRC

2007-02-20T18:43:22Z

Dmp: /* Other channels */ Link for ##icf to ICF teampage at GU

The BZFlag communities use the [http://freenode.net/ freenode IRC network] for communication and collaboration. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC IRC]

The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
Common channels include:
* #bzflag
* #bzchat

A web interface is provided to these channels at http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi
==Channels==

===#bzflag===
The #bzflag channel is the primary development and support channel. The major developers and many long time community members are users. Discussions in the channel range from development and coding discussions to technical support and bug reports. #bzflag is a great channel to discuss new features and bugs. The channel is moderated by the project administration and development staff.

===#bzchat===
The #bzchat channel is a more informal channel designated for player community discussions.

===Other channels===
A number of players, servers, and [[leagues]] have their own channel for more focused discussion, some of these include:

* #bzfx (Support channel for the bzfs.net BZFlag servers)
* #dub (Support channel for the dub.bzflag.org BZFlag servers)
* ##ducleague (Support channel for [http://my.bzflag.org/league/ Ducati League (DucLeague)])
* #guleague (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/ GamesUnited League (GULeague)])
* #hepcat (Support channel for borrego.hepcat.org BZFlag server)
* ##icf (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=112 Insane Crazy Funsters, (GULeague)])
* #forestforce ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=10 GULeague Team])
* #inleague (Support channel for [http://in.bzleague.com InterNational League (INLeague)])
* #norang (Support channel for bzflag.norang.ca BZFlag servers)
* ##openleague (Support channel for [http://openleague.org/ OpenLeague])
* #pillbox (Support channel for [http://pillbox.bzleague.com/ Pillbox League (PBLeague)])
* ##planetmofo (Support channel for [http://www.planet-mofo.com planet-mofo.com] servers)
* #plosileague (Support channel for plosileague, website currently down)
* #silvercat (Support channel for [http://silvercat.bzflag.org/ Silvercat BZFlag servers])
* ##t42 ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=39 GULeague team])
* ##untamed ([http://my.bzflag.org/league/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=909 DUCLeague team])

==IRC Clients==
To access the IRC network you need to use an IRC client, there are many IRC client softwares available for most operating systems.

http://irchelp.org/ is an excelent resource for more information on general IRC.

===Web IRC Interface===
The project provides a [http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi web based interface] to the main IRC channels. These are intended mostly for tech support issues, and the web interface is limited in the number of channels it can access.

==External links==
http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi

http://irchelp.org/

BZFlag on IRC

2007-02-20T18:35:29Z

Dmp: /* Other channels */ Link for ##icf to ICF teampage at GU

The BZFlag communities use the [http://freenode.net/ freenode IRC network] for communication and collaboration. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC IRC]

The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
Common channels include:
* #bzflag
* #bzchat

A web interface is provided to these channels at http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi
==Channels==

===#bzflag===
The #bzflag channel is the primary development and support channel. The major developers and many long time community members are users. Discussions in the channel range from development and coding discussions to technical support and bug reports. #bzflag is a great channel to discuss new features and bugs. The channel is moderated by the project administration and development staff.

===#bzchat===
The #bzchat channel is a more informal channel designated for player community discussions.

===Other channels===
A number of players, servers, and [[leagues]] have their own channel for more focused discussion, some of these include:

* #bzfx (Support channel for the bzfs.net BZFlag servers)
* #dub (Support channel for the dub.bzflag.org BZFlag servers)
* ##ducleague (Support channel for [http://my.bzflag.org/league/ Ducati League (DucLeague)])
* #guleague (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/ GamesUnited League (GULeague)])
* #hepcat (Support channel for borrego.hepcat.org BZFlag server)
* ##icf (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=112] Insane Crazy Funsters, (GULeague)])
* #forestforce ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=10 GULeague Team])
* #inleague (Support channel for [http://in.bzleague.com InterNational League (INLeague)])
* #norang (Support channel for bzflag.norang.ca BZFlag servers)
* ##openleague (Support channel for [http://openleague.org/ OpenLeague])
* #pillbox (Support channel for [http://pillbox.bzleague.com/ Pillbox League (PBLeague)])
* ##planetmofo (Support channel for [http://www.planet-mofo.com planet-mofo.com] servers)
* #plosileague (Support channel for plosileague, website currently down)
* #silvercat (Support channel for [http://silvercat.bzflag.org/ Silvercat BZFlag servers])
* ##t42 ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=39 GULeague team])
* ##untamed ([http://my.bzflag.org/league/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=909 DUCLeague team])

==IRC Clients==
To access the IRC network you need to use an IRC client, there are many IRC client softwares available for most operating systems.

http://irchelp.org/ is an excelent resource for more information on general IRC.

===Web IRC Interface===
The project provides a [http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi web based interface] to the main IRC channels. These are intended mostly for tech support issues, and the web interface is limited in the number of channels it can access.

==External links==
http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi

http://irchelp.org/

Installing on Linux

2007-02-19T23:18:56Z

Dmp: changed "as root" into "sudo" for consistency

This is how to install. To compile, see [[Category:Compiling]].

== Installing from tarball ==
You extract it and run the install script as root.

== Installing using a package manager ==
This depends on your distribution.

=== Fedora / Red Hat / Mandriva / SUSE ===
sudo yum install bzflag

=== Ubuntu ===
sudo apt-get install bzflag

=== Debian / Other .deb based distros ===
sudo apt-get install bzflag

[[Category:Installing]]

BZFlag on IRC

2007-02-19T23:07:18Z

Dmp: /* Other channels */ link to league page

The BZFlag communities use the [http://freenode.net/ freenode IRC network] for communication and collaboration. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC IRC]

The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
Common channels include:
* #bzflag
* #bzchat

A web interface is provided to these channels at http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi
==Channels==

===#bzflag===
The #bzflag channel is the primary development and support channel. The major developers and many long time community members are users. Discussions in the channel range from development and coding discussions to technical support and bug reports. #bzflag is a great channel to discuss new features and bugs. The channel is moderated by the project administration and development staff.

===#bzchat===
The #bzchat channel is a more informal channel designated for player community discussions.

===Other channels===
A number of players, servers, and [[leagues]] have their own channel for more focused discussion, some of these include:

* #bzfx (Support channel for the bzfs.net BZFlag servers)
* #dub (Support channel for the dub.bzflag.org BZFlag servers)
* ##ducleague (Support channel for [http://my.bzflag.org/league/ Ducati League (DucLeague)])
* #guleague (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/ GamesUnited League (GULeague)])
* #hepcat (Support channel for borrego.hepcat.org BZFlag server)
* ##icf
* #forestforce ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=10 GULeague Team])
* #inleague (Support channel for [http://in.bzleague.com InterNational League (INLeague)])
* #norang (Support channel for bzflag.norang.ca BZFlag servers)
* ##openleague (Support channel for [http://openleague.org/ OpenLeague])
* #pillbox (Support channel for [http://pillbox.bzleague.com/ Pillbox League (PBLeague)])
* ##planetmofo (Support channel for [http://www.planet-mofo.com planet-mofo.com] servers)
* #plosileague (Support channel for plosileague, website currently down)
* #silvercat (Support channel for [http://silvercat.bzflag.org/ Silvercat BZFlag servers])
* ##t42 ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=39 GULeague team])
* ##untamed ([http://my.bzflag.org/league/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=909 DUCLeague team])

==IRC Clients==
To access the IRC network you need to use an IRC client, there are many IRC client softwares available for most operating systems.

http://irchelp.org/ is an excelent resource for more information on general IRC.

===Web IRC Interface===
The project provides a [http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi web based interface] to the main IRC channels. These are intended mostly for tech support issues, and the web interface is limited in the number of channels it can access.

==External links==
http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi

http://irchelp.org/

BZFlag on IRC

2007-02-19T23:02:30Z

Dmp: Added a mini (nano) description for each channel under "Other channels" + links

The BZFlag communities use the [http://freenode.net/ freenode IRC network] for communication and collaboration. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC IRC]

The [http://freenode.net/ freenode network] is used for all IRC communications.
Common channels include:
* #bzflag
* #bzchat

A web interface is provided to these channels at http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi
==Channels==

===#bzflag===
The #bzflag channel is the primary development and support channel. The major developers and many long time community members are users. Discussions in the channel range from development and coding discussions to technical support and bug reports. #bzflag is a great channel to discuss new features and bugs. The channel is moderated by the project administration and development staff.

===#bzchat===
The #bzchat channel is a more informal channel designated for player community discussions.

===Other channels===
A number of players, servers, and leagues have there own channels for more focused discussion, some of these include

* #bzfx (Support channel for the bzfs.net BZFlag servers)
* #dub (Support channel for the dub.bzflag.org BZFlag servers)
* ##ducleague (Support channel for [http://my.bzflag.org/league/ Ducati League (DucLeague)])
* #guleague (Support channel for [http://gu.bzleague.com/ GamesUnited League (GULeague)])
* #hepcat (Support channel for borrego.hepcat.org BZFlag server)
* ##icf
* #forestforce ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=10 GULeague Team])
* #inleague (Support channel for [http://in.bzleague.com InterNational League (INLeague)])
* #norang (Support channel for bzflag.norang.ca BZFlag servers)
* ##openleague (Support channel for [http://openleague.org/ OpenLeague])
* #pillbox (Support channel for [http://pillbox.bzleague.com/ Pillbox League (PBLeague)])
* ##planetmofo (Support channel for [http://www.planet-mofo.com planet-mofo.com] servers)
* #plosileague (Support channel for plosileague, website currently down)
* #silvercat (Support channel for [http://silvercat.bzflag.org/ Silvercat BZFlag servers])
* ##t42 ([http://gu.bzleague.com/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=39 GULeague team])
* ##untamed ([http://my.bzflag.org/league/index.php?link=teaminfo&id=909 DUCLeague team])

==IRC Clients==
To access the IRC network you need to use an IRC client, there are many IRC client softwares available for most operating systems.

http://irchelp.org/ is an excelent resource for more information on general IRC.

===Web IRC Interface===
The project provides a [http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi web based interface] to the main IRC channels. These are intended mostly for tech support issues, and the web interface is limited in the number of channels it can access.

==External links==
http://my.BZFlag.org/irc/irc.cgi

http://irchelp.org/