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2 A new IRC network: IRCNow!
3 .2C 26v
4 .
5 .PP
6 A new IRC network is in town!
7 .FS
8 irc://irc.ircnow.net:6667
9 ircs://irc.ircnow.net:6697
10 .FE
11 .
12 Ever wanted to feel what an early community looks like?
13 The admin jrmu brought the project together, and is currently collecting users along the way.
14 .
15 .PP
16 Whether you looked for a place to host your own community,
17 or wanted a see a fresh community be grow from fertile ground,
18 the community is welcoming and active.
19 .
20 .QP
21 IRCNow: Of the Users, By the Users, For the Users
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23 .PP
24 Something else from this community might catch your attention,
25 is its orientation toward being administrated by its users themself:
26 rather than letting the founder handle everything,
27 the community is oriented toward serious teaching of unix command line and system administration to anyone,
28 from beginners to advanced users seeking improvement.
29 .
30 .PP
31 In-person teaching sessions were covered during the LibrePlanet 2022 event
32 .FS
33 https://jrmu.host.ircnow.org/libreplanet/libreplanet.pdf
34 .FE
35 with recording of a test-run of the event
36 .FS
37 https://0x0.st/oTal.webm - 0h20m: audio starts - 1h15m: talking about Gopher
38 .FE
39 where future and present hackers met together working our their system administration and community building skills.
40 .
41 Linux Magazine also ran an interview giving a good impression about the spirit of the project:
42 .FS
43 https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2021/249/Interview-IRCNow
44 .FE
45 .
46 .PP
47 Beyond yet another IRC network to chat with,
48 IRCnow offers hosting services for
49 IRC bouncers, Bots, E-Mail, VPN, Code, File Storage, and Shell Accounts.
50 .
51 .PP
52 The wiki itself features plenty of technical information on system administration as a support for its bootcamps,
53 which offers a comfortable step-by-step introduction to a complete server administration.
54 .FS
55 https://wiki.ircnow.org/index.php?n=Minutemin.Bootcamp
56 .FE
57 I have seen system administrators getting hired knowing less than this!