 ircII client session | |
| Original author(s) | Michael Sandrof |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Matthew R. Green, ircII project |
| Initial release | 1989[1] |
| Stable release | 20240111[2] 
/ 11 January 2024 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 577 kB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | IRC client |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Website | www |
ircII (pronounced i-r-c-two or irk-two,[3][4] and sometimes referred to as IRC client, second edition[5]) is a free, open-source Unix IRC and ICB client written in C. Initially released in the late 1980s, it is the oldest IRC client still maintained.[6][7]
- ^ History of IRC daniel.haxx.se
- ^ "ircII project news".
- ^ "IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell". irchelp.org. May 9, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
Note on the pronunciation of ircII: Some of us like to call it "eye-are-see-two". However, the other main variant, "irk-two" is probably historically more accurate. It's also commonly called "urk-ee" which is most definitely wrong. Feel free to disagree with us, we're not going to argue the point to death. What's pretty certain is that it is "two" and not "ee".
- ^ Levine, John R.; Young, Margaret Levine (May 9, 1997). More Internet for Dummies (3rd ed.). Hungry Minds. p. 150. ISBN 0-7645-0135-6.
- ^ Hahn, Harley (January 1996). The Internet Complete Reference (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Osborne. p. 525. ISBN 0-07-882138-X.
The irc program is sometimes called ircII (IRC client, second edition) [...]
- ^ Schenk, Thomas (July 7, 2000). Red Hat Linux System Administration Unleashed. Sams. ISBN 0-672-31755-9.
It is probably the oldest and most commonly used IRC client in the Linux/UNIX community.
- ^ Piccard, Paul; Brian Baskin; George Spillman; Marcus Sachs (May 1, 2005). "Common IRC Clients by OS". Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise (1st ed.). Syngress. p. 428. ISBN 1-59749-017-2.
The ircII client is possibly the oldest usable client available today.