Joing the world of open source is the popular IRC client, ShadowIRC. Version 1.1 is a powerful and full-featured IRC application, and is now in position for continued development, increased stability, and enhanced features. According to ShadowIRC developer John Bafford:
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ShadowIRC 1.1 Moved To Open Source & ShadowIRC 1.0.4 Made Freeware
John Bafford, the author of ShadowIRC, reportedly the second most popularIRC client for the Macintosh, has generously decided to open up thedevelopment of ShadowIRC under the GNU GPL license. Mr. Bafford is doingthis in hopes of seeing a faster development of both the ShadowIRC clientsoftware, and ShadowIRC plug-ins software. In addition, he is makingShadowIRC 1.0.4 freeware as a service to the Macintosh community, whom hefeels should have at least one free Macintosh IRC client.
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Binary and source packages will be available at the ShadowIRC website.Mr. Bafford has decided to use the services of the SourceForge website tohelp present this Open Source project. SourceForge is a free hostingservice for Open Source developers which offers, among other things, a CVSrepository, mailing lists, bug tracking, message forums, task managementsoftware, web site hosting, permanent file archival, full backups, andtotal web-based administration. The URL of the SourceForge ShadowIRC 1.1Project is:
The ShadowIRC CVS repository will be located on the SourceForge website.
For a good tutorial on what a Concurrent Version System or CVS is, and howto use one, the following website is a good place to start:
ShadowIRC 1.1 is being released under the GNU GPL license. The license isincluded with the distribution, and the license can also be scrutinized at:
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In addition, a beta of ShadowIRC 1.1 will be available for those who do notwant to download the source.
Mr. Bafford strongly urges all interested developers to closely read theinformation contained at SourceForge, and in the downloaded source anddocumentation, before addressing questions to him. He intends to attempt torespond to all legitimate questions insofar as time permits.
The following is a list of the most significant changes made to ShadowIRC1.1, released July 27, 2000. A complete list of changes can be found on theShadowIRC website. This version adds over 20 new features and fixes atleast 20 bugs since the previous version of ShadowIRC.
Fixed the parse errors common with older versions.
Fixed several bugs that could lead to crashes.
Added option for inputlines in message windows.
Improved overall perfomance. In partuclar, plugins are faster, and haveadditional features
Takes better advantage of, and requires, the Appearance Manager.
Some User Interface cleanup.
ShadowIRC 1.0.4 is also available. It removes the registration timeouts inShadowIRC 1.0.3 and incorporates a few bug fixes. It does not require theAppearance Manager, and its use is only reccommended when it is notpossible to run ShadowIRC 1.1.
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You can find more information at the ShadowIRC web site.