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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbHAnBh9AqQC&pg=PA353&dq=irssi+irc#v=snippet&q=irssi%20&f=false}}</ref> [[Plug-in (computing)|Plugin]]s are available which add encryption<ref>[http://penguin-breeder.org/silc/ SILC encryption plugin]. penguin-breeder.org</ref><ref>[http://fish.secure.la/ FiSH encryption plugin]. Secure.la.</ref> and protocols such as [[ICQ]] and [[XMPP]].<ref>[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/irssi-icq/ ICQ plugin sourcecode]. berlios.de.</ref><ref>Didier, Colin [https://cybione.org/~irssi-xmpp/ Jabber/Xmpp plugin]. cybione.org.</ref>
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbHAnBh9AqQC&pg=PA353&dq=irssi+irc#v=snippet&q=irssi%20&f=false}}</ref> [[Plug-in (computing)|Plugin]]s are available which add encryption<ref>[http://penguin-breeder.org/silc/ SILC encryption plugin]. penguin-breeder.org</ref><ref>[http://fish.secure.la/ FiSH encryption plugin]. Secure.la.</ref> and protocols such as [[ICQ]] and [[XMPP]].<ref>[http://developer.berlios.de/projects/irssi-icq/ ICQ plugin sourcecode] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719195902/http://developer.berlios.de/projects/irssi-icq/ |date=2006-07-19 }}. berlios.de.</ref><ref>Didier, Colin [https://cybione.org/~irssi-xmpp/ Jabber/Xmpp plugin]. cybione.org.</ref>


Irssi may be configured by using its user interface or by manually editing its [[configuration file]]s, which use a [[syntax]] resembling [[Perl]] data structures.<ref name="Danen"/>
Irssi may be configured by using its user interface or by manually editing its [[configuration file]]s, which use a [[syntax]] resembling [[Perl]] data structures.<ref name="Danen"/>

Revision as of 21:31, 16 November 2017

Irssi
Original author(s)Timo Sirainen
Developer(s)The Irssi team
Initial releaseJanuary 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01)[1]
Stable release1.4.4 (March 31, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-03-31)) [±][2]
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeIRC client
LicenseGNU General Public License v2 or later [3]
Websiteirssi.org

Irssi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈirs.si] (audio)) is an IRC client program for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Microsoft Windows. It was originally written by Timo Sirainen, and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License in January 1999.[1]

Features

Irssi is written in the C programming language and in normal operation uses a text-mode user interface.[4]

According to the developers, Irssi was written from scratch, not based on ircII (like BitchX and epic).[5] This freed the developers from having to deal with the constraints of an existing codebase, allowing them to maintain tighter control over issues such as security and customization.[5] Numerous Perl scripts have been made available for Irssi to customise how it looks and operates.[6] Plugins are available which add encryption[7][8] and protocols such as ICQ and XMPP.[9][10]

Irssi may be configured by using its user interface or by manually editing its configuration files, which use a syntax resembling Perl data structures.[4]

Distributions

Irssi was written primarily to run on Unix-like operating systems, and binaries and packages are available for Gentoo Linux, Debian, Slackware, SUSE (openSUSE), Frugalware, Fedora, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Dragonfly BSD, Solaris,[11] Arch Linux.,[12] Ubuntu and others.

Irssi builds and runs on Microsoft Windows under Cygwin, and in 2006, an official Windows standalone build became available.[13]

For the Unix-based macOS, text mode ports are available from the Homebrew, MacPorts, and Fink package managers, and two graphical clients have been written based on Irssi, IrssiX, and MacIrssi.[11] The Cocoa client Colloquy was previously based on Irssi,[14] but it now uses its own IRC core implementation.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Manual. irssi.org.
  2. ^ "Irssi 1.4.4 Released". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ irssi v. 0.8.16 source files (e.g. irssi-0.8.16/src/core/core.c)
  4. ^ a b Danen, Vincent (May 5, 2008). "Try IRC with Irssi to communicate via chat". TechRepublic. ZDnetAsia.com. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  5. ^ a b Sirainen, Timo. "About". Irssi.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-05.
  6. ^ Van der Gaast, Wilmer (2004). "Enhance irssi with Perl". In Paul Mutton (ed.). IRC hacks. O'Reilly Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-596-00687-X.
  7. ^ SILC encryption plugin. penguin-breeder.org
  8. ^ FiSH encryption plugin. Secure.la.
  9. ^ ICQ plugin sourcecode Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. berlios.de.
  10. ^ Didier, Colin Jabber/Xmpp plugin. cybione.org.
  11. ^ a b Downloads. irssi.org.
  12. ^ "Arch Linux - Package Database". archlinux.org.
  13. ^ "Download". Irssi.org. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15.
  14. ^ Smykil, Jeff (August 21, 2005). "In the Loop with Tim Hatcher". Ars Technica
  15. ^ Hatcher, Tim (February 11, 2006). "Changeset 3129: Remove Irssi from the project". Colloquy.info.
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