no more irc chat client

[Armand CORBEAUX]

Damn...

the problem doesn't come ffrom here for IRC chat client...even it's xchat or
xchat-gnome...

Dapper Drake is a 'beta' release (and now people screams....).
Until Ubuntu becomes available as an OEM OS, in replacement of commercial
one, xchat can be included as default application in Ubuntu.

I think you probably ask you "why does he say a sich thing?". But the answer
is simple: most of the people doesn't know IRC (even as protocol). And it's
not by including it by default that it will increase its popularity.

As example, usenet is mostly unknown by users, even it exists since a lot of
years.

Some people will probably say: "xchat is here to provide a kind of support
to users" or "xchat is here to help people to reach ubuntu's community". But
each of these thinks are false.
In a first time because people must known how to speak english.
In a second time because the method to reach a channel is not easy for a
newbz.

Even Ubuntu distribution is popular, it remains always a specific
distribution for only a few people around the world (I hope that one guy
will understand my speech).
So xchat can for the moment remains as a default application, until THE
moment.
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