On 12/08/12 16:17, adrelanos wrote:
> Hi,
>
> recent discussion:
> https://tails.boum.org/forum/IRC_Client:_Please_include_something_other_than_Pidgin/
>
> I recommend XChat as IRC client. XChat is also used in aos:
> http://aos.sourceforge.net/
>
> XChat has been configured to spill as little information as possible
> about the user. Tails and aos could share the same anonymity set.
>
> XChat config files are also here:
> https://github.com/adrelanos/aos/tree/devel/aos_workstation/usr/share/aos/xchat2
>
> Just look into it, it's documented why each setting has been chosen:
> https://github.com/adrelanos/aos/blob/devel/aos_workstation/usr/share/aos/xchat2/xchat.conf
>
> I wrote a script to reset xchat's settings to a clean state:
> https://github.com/adrelanos/aos/blob/devel/aos_workstation/usr/local/bin/xchat-reset
>
> There is a big article about XChat in tpo wiki:
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/XChat
>
> There is also a big article about IRC in general:
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/IrcSilc
>
> Parts of it may be useful for documentation.
Hi,
Tails already includes Pidgin, which is a decent IRC client and more.
I don't think we are willing to include two different IRC clients.
Unless we have a very strong argument that proves us that XChat does
things that Pidgin do not and that most of Tails users would benefit of.
--
sajolida
