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I think is time to create an IRC channel, for low-level programming.
Also is useful to create some team e-mails for same purpose.

If we really want to make a magazine, we need teams.
And member of teams must communicate ether via IRC, ether via a team mail with other members.
Also some member from one team, will need to communicate with an other team.
We don't need to remember who is doing what.

Well?

I...don't...like...IRC. What's wrong with a forum system? (On the site once it's finished.)

Alboin wrote:I...don't...like...IRC. What's wrong with a forum system? (On the site once it's finished.)

IRC is for a quick question/answer method.

team e-mail is to broadcast something private to a team members.
This can also be done in one forum, when only team members has the privilege to read the specific thematic unit

I like IRC, quick responses are pretty nice.

The problem with chatting is that people havo to be synchronizED in time and space with others while talking toguether.
In a forum, you post, I post, he/she post, there's no problem reading.
in a chat the discussion have no value other than the immediate gratification of its benevolent contributors.
I don't say that a chat is bad, but any serious discussion should not be done in a shat.

There is the #osdev channel on freenet

Freenode, not freenet

Best not to disturb the current happenings on #osdev, especially as this isn't an OSDev-only magazine. A channel on freenode would be a good place though.

Yayyak wrote:Best not to disturb the current happenings on #osdev, especially as this isn't an OSDev-only magazine.

Thats why i am saying "I think is time to create an IRC channel, for low-level programming. "

Also team e-mails is also necessary in a magazine while the creation of it, but also if we want to give some feedback to readers.

IRC is great for getting quick responses. In a low-number community, however, you face the choice of not giving quick responses (as those-who-know have other things to do) or killing extraordinary amounts of time sorting the real questions from the channel noise.

IRC (or any real-life chat) is good if you have medium-to-large numbers of people around. If you only have a few, IRC channels tend to end up stillborn.



Another point is accessability. A web forum is available wherever there's a browser. IRC software isn't too common anymore, and the ports are usually blocked when you're at a school, or a company.

An irc channel would be nice, but it really depends on the number of users. If to many it just gonna be a confusing place to be as questions and answers will be thrown around in one big mess, at least thats my experience.

Alboin wrote:I...don't...like...IRC. What's wrong with a forum system? (On the site once it's finished.)

I agree, i do not like IRC, they take your time up, but forums you can answer ? etc, when you have spare min.

all are discuss about irc.

what about team-emails ?

hmm, I would dislike recieving emails about OSDev questions.
I like the forum setting, and I HATE IRC.

01000101 wrote:hmm, I would dislike recieving emails about OSDev questions.
I like the forum setting, and I HATE IRC.

maybe some mails are magazine internal.
Only the members of the magazine will know the team emails, just for inter-communication.