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17 <h1>ngIRCd: Next Generation IRC Daemon</h1>
20 ngIRCd is a <span title="free as in freedom">free</span> open source
21 daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC), developed under the GNU
22 General Public License (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GPL</a>).
24 It's written from scratch and is not based upon the original IRCd like
29 <li><a href="#status">Status</a>
30 <li><a href="#why">Advantages</a>
31 <li><a href="#platforms">Supported platforms</a>
32 <li><strong><a href="#docu">Documentation</a></strong>
33 <li><a href="#ml">Mailing List</a>
34 <li><a href="#install">Installation</a>
35 <li><strong><a href="#download">Download</a></strong>
37 <li><a href="#source">Source Code</a></li>
38 <li><a href="#packages">Packages</a></li>
40 <li><a href="#people">Contact</a>
41 <li><a href="#git">GIT Repository</a>
42 <li><a href="#bugs">Bug Tracker</a>
43 <li><a href="#history">History</a>
47 Hint: at <a href="http://freshmeat.net/">freshmeat.net</a>
48 there's an <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/ngircd/">entry</a>
49 for the ngIRCd project. You can inform about new releases and get
50 update notifications via E-Mail.
53 <p><span class="Hint">
54 BTW: Von dieser Seite gibt es auch eine <a href="index.html.de">deutsche</a>
60 <li><a href="http://ngircd.berlios.de/index.html.en">ngircd.berlios.de</a>
61 <li><a href="http://ngircd.barton.de/index.html.en">ngircd.barton.de</a>
64 <h2 id="status">Status</h2>
67 Current "stable" version is <strong>0.12.1</strong>.
68 Version <strong>13~rc1</strong> is available for testing.
69 Please see <a href="#download">below</a> for download locations.
72 <strong>Attention:</strong>
73 ngIRCd-versions previous to 0.10.4 comprise an error which can be used
74 (also by remote) to crash the daemon. All installations should be updated
75 to version 0.10.4 or subsequent versions.</p>
77 This version is used in private IRC networks and is known to run quite
78 stable and flawless although it is not tested in huge IRC networks under
79 heavy load yet. There are still missing features, but the current version
80 should provide everything you need during "normal" IRC sessions.
83 Read more about our private IRC network on these
84 <a href="http://irc.barton.de/">web pages</a>.
87 I'm glad to receive feedback, bug reports (best choice for this is the
88 <a href="#bugs">Bug-Tracker</a>) and patches. Go on, use the source
92 You can reach me (Alex Barton) via E-Mail:
93 <a href="mailto:alex@barton.de">alex@barton.de</a>.
96 <h2 id="why">Advantages</h2>
98 Why should you use ngIRCd? Because ...
101 <li>there are no problems with servers on changing or non-static IP addresses.
102 <li>there is a small and lean configuration file.
103 <li>there is a free, modern and open source C source code.
104 <li>it is still under active development.
107 <h2 id="platforms">Supported platforms</h2>
109 ngIRCd is tested on a regular basis on the following platform
110 (version numbers used in parenthesis). These are the officially
114 <li>AIX (3.2.5, IBM XL C Compiler)
115 <li>A/UX (3.x, original Apple C Compiler or GNU C)
116 <li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> (4.5/i386, GNU C)
117 <li><a href="http://www.hp.com/">HP-UX</a> (10.20, GNU C)
118 <li><a href="http://www.hp.com/">HP-UX</a> (9.10/m68k, HP-UX cc)
119 <li>IRIX (6.5, SGI MIPSpro C 7.30)
120 <li><a href="http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a> (2.2.x/i386, 2.4.x/i386 and 2.4.x/hppa, GNU C)
121 <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OS X</a> (10.x, GNU C 2.95.x/3.x)
122 <li><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> (1.5.2/i386 and 1.5.3/m68k, GNU C)
123 <li><a href="http://www.obenbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a> (3.4/i386)
124 <li><a href="http://www.sun.com/">Solaris</a> (2.5.1 and 2.6, GNU C)
125 <li>Windows with <a href="http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/">Cygwin</a> (GNU C)
128 As ngIRCd relies on UNIX standards and uses GNU automake and GNU autoconf
129 there are good chances that it also supports UNIX-based operating systems.
132 <h2 id="docu">Documentation</h2>
134 There's a bit of documentation in the source code package. One's located
135 in the main directory (e.g. INSTALL, README, NEWS and COPYING) others in
136 subdirectories like <code>"doc"</code> (e.g. GIT.txt, FAQ.txt
137 and sample configuration files like sample-ngircd.conf).
139 <p>Parts of the documentation are available here:</p>
141 <li><a href="doc/README">README</a>
142 <li><a href="doc/INSTALL">INSTALL</a>
145 <li><a href="doc/AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a>
146 <li><a href="doc/COPYING">COPYING</a>
147 <li><a href="doc/GIT.txt">GIT.txt</a>
148 <li><a href="doc/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>
149 <li><a href="doc/FAQ.txt">FAQ.txt</a>
150 <li><a href="doc/NEWS">NEWS</a>
151 <li><a href="doc/Platforms.txt">Platforms.txt</a>
152 <li><a href="doc/Protocol.txt">Protocol.txt</a>
153 <li><a href="doc/RFC.txt">RFC.txt</a>
154 <li><a href="doc/SSL.txt">SSL.txt</a>
157 <li><a href="doc/sample-ngircd.conf">sample-ngircd.conf</a>
160 <li><a href="doc/README-AUX.txt">README-AUX.txt</a>
161 <li><a href="doc/README-BeOS.txt">README-BeOS.txt</a> (German)
164 <h2 id="ml">Mailing List</h2>
166 There is a mailing list which deals with the "technical"
167 questions concerning ngIRCd: compilation, installation, configuration,
168 and the further development. Updates and news are announced there.
170 <p>Please subscribe using the <a href="http://arthur.barton.de/mailman/listinfo/ngircd-ml">homepage of the list</a>.
171 <p>All postings are archived <a href="http://arthur.barton.de/pipermail/ngircd-ml/">here</a>.
173 <h2 id="install">Installation</h2>
175 ngIRCd's target are systems based on or similar to UNIX. There
176 shouldn't be any problem on a fairly modern UNIX that's supported by
177 GNU automake and GNU autoconf. If you run into compile problems
178 perhaps you should give GNU C a try (version 2.95 or newer).
183 <blockquote><p><code>
184 tar xzf ngircd-<version>.tar.gz<br>
185 cd ngircd-<version><br>
188 </code></p></blockquote>
190 Now there's the binary executable server file in <code>src/ngircd</code>
191 ("<code>ngircd</code>" in most cases).
193 <blockquote><p><code>
195 </code></p></blockquote>
197 The binary executable is now installed in <code>/usr/local/sbin</code>.
200 The server looks for the configuration file <code>ngircd.conf</code> in
201 <code>/usr/local/etc</code>. A sample configuration file can be found in
205 Further help on installation and configuration can be found in
206 <code><a href="doc/INSTALL">INSTALL</a></code>.
209 <h2 id="download">Download</h2>
210 <h3 id="source">Source Code</h3>
212 <dt><strong>ngIRCd 0.12.1</strong> (2008-07-09):</dt>
214 <p>Server: <em>berlios.de</em> (<a href="ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/">ftp</a>)</p>
216 <li>ngircd-0.12.1.tar.gz:
217 <a href="ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/ngircd-0.12.1.tar.gz">ftp</a>
219 <p>Server: <em>ngircd.barton.de</em> (<a href="ftp://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngircd/">ftp</a>)</p>
221 <li>ngircd-0.12.1.tar.gz:
222 <a href="ftp://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngircd/ngircd-0.12.1.tar.gz">ftp</a>.
225 <dt><strong>ngIRCd 13~rc1</strong> (2008-11-21):</dt>
227 <p>Server: <em>berlios.de</em> (<a href="ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/">ftp</a>)</p>
229 <li>ngircd-13~rc1.tar.gz:
230 <a href="ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/ngircd-13~rc1.tar.gz">ftp</a>
232 <p>Server: <em>ngircd.barton.de</em> (<a href="ftp://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngircd/">ftp</a>)</p>
234 <li>ngircd-13~rc1.tar.gz:
235 <a href="ftp://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngircd/ngircd-13~rc1.tar.gz">ftp</a>.
240 All previous released versions, GnuPG signatures as well as available test
241 releases of upcoming versions are available via FTP from
242 <a href="ftp://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngircd/">ngircd.barton.de</a> and
243 <a href="ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/ngircd/">ftp.berlios.de</a>.
245 <h3 id="packages">Packages</h3>
247 If you are using one of the following distributions, you can use their packages:
251 <a href="http://amiga.sourceforge.net/">Amiga.sf</a>:
252 <a href="http://amiga.sourceforge.net/index.php?showpackage=ngIRCd">Port</a>
255 <a href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Linux</a>:
256 <a href="http://packages.debian.org/ngircd">deb</a>
259 <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/">Fedora Linux</a>:
260 <a href="https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/ngircd/">rpm</a>
263 <a href="http://www.finkproject.org/">Fink Project</a>:
264 <a href="http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/ngircd">Port</a>
267 <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a>:
268 <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=ngircd&stype=all">Port</a>
271 <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/">Gentoo Linux</a>:
272 <a href="http://packages.gentoo.org/package/net-irc/ngircd">ebuild</a>
275 <a href="http://www.macports.org/">Mac Ports</a>:
276 <a href="http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/irc/ngircd/Portfile">Port</a>
278 <a href="http://www.opensuse.org/">OpenSUSE</a>:
279 <a href="http://software.opensuse.org/download/server:/irc/">rpm</a>
282 <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Linux</a>:
283 <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/ngircd">deb</a>
287 <q>Inofficial</q> packages:
291 <a href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian Linux</a>:
292 <a href="ftp://arthur.barton.de/debian/pool/main/n/ngircd/">deb</a>
297 <h2 id="people">Contact</h2>
299 Idea and most parts of the current code:
300 Alexander Barton (<a href="mailto:alex@barton.de">alex@barton.de</a>).
304 Ilja Osthoff (<a href="mailto:ilja@glide.ath.cx">ilja@glide.ath.cx</a>)
305 for translating parts of the documentation into english and
306 Götz Hoffart (<a href="mailto:goetz@hoffart.de">goetz@hoffart.de</a>)
307 for translating the web page.
310 If you find bugs or have some ideas for enhancements, please file them
311 into the <a href="#bugs">bug tracker</a>. In addition, there is a
312 <a href="#ml">mailing list</a> for discussions concerning the ngIRCd.
314 <p>BTW: Patches are welcome ;-)</p>
315 <p>ngIRCd on IRC: <a href="irc://irc.barton.de/ngircd">irc://irc.barton.de/ngircd</a>.</p>
316 <h2 id="git">GIT Repository</h2>
318 The source and all files belonging to ngIRCd are managed using
319 <a hreflang="en" href="http://git.or.cz/">GIT</a>.
320 Anonymous access is available, read: <a href="doc/GIT.txt">GIT.txt</a>.
323 The repository is online available through HTTP:
324 <a href="http://ngircd.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=ngircd.git">ngIRCd GIT Reposidtory</a>.
327 <h2 id="bugs">Bug Tracker</h2>
329 In order to keep track of feature requests and found bugs there's a
330 Bug Tracking system: <a href="http://ngircd.barton.de/bugzilla/index.cgi">Bugzilla</a>
333 In case you found a bug please check
334 <a href="http://ngircd.barton.de/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi">Bug-Report</a>
335 and describe the circumstances. Thank you!
338 In addition you can <a href="http://ngircd.barton.de/bugzilla/query.cgi">inform</a>
339 about known and perhaps fixed bugs.
342 <h2 id="history">History</h2>
344 Please read the files
345 <a href="doc/NEWS">NEWS</a> and
346 <a href="doc/ChangeLog">ChangeLog</a>
347 for detailed information.
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362 <a hreflang="en" href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fngircd.barton.de%2Findex.html.en">Validate</a> page.<br>
363 Contact: Alexander Barton, E-Mail: <a href="mailto:alex@barton.de">alex@barton.de</a>.<br>
364 Thanks to <a href="mailto:goetz@hoffart.de">Götz Hoffart</a> for cleaning up this page and the english translation!