no more irc chat client

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 06:17:58PM +0100, Armand CORBEAUX wrote:
> 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.

Both Usenet and IRC have traditionally been arcane systems used almost
exclusively by computer hobbyists.  The only rationale for including an IRC
client in the default Ubuntu desktop is to provide access to support
resources, though arguably the forums are a more convenient interface for
users who do not already know IRC.  We also already include IRC
functionality in gaim, and though not as rich in functionality as xchat, it
does work, and some users even prefer it over xchat for IRC.

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 - mdz