Please use irc.ubuntu.com alias for default IRC server

[James Troup]

Please change the default IRC server to be irc.ubuntu.com. (This is currently pointing at FreeNode, so this should be a no-op change right now but gives us the flexibility to change which IRC network we send our users to by default even after a release)

[Guillaume Desmottes (cassidy)]

To be sure to well understand what is needed.
We should add a "Ubuntu Server" network using "irc.ubuntu.com" as server and automatically marked as auto-connect when the irc client is launched ?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Guillaume, I think that's the idea, maybe joining #ubuntu by default on that server

[Guillaume Desmottes (cassidy)]

I'm not sure that's very interesting to join #ubuntu if the user is not a English speaker.

IMHO it would be very much interesting to join #ubuntu-fr if the user has his locale in french for example.
Like in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuLiveChatSupport in fact, but with a real IRC client. ;-)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Guillaume, that would be nice, if you want to send a patch for that you are welcome :)

[Guillaume Desmottes (cassidy)]

No problem. :)

Patch for xchat-gnome HEAD.
I think it should works with xchat but i didn't test it.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for the patch Guillaume, fixed for xchat-gnome with this upload:

 xchat-gnome (1:0.13-0ubuntu3) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches/04_autojoin_ubuntu_chan.patch:
     - patch by Guillaume Desmottes, make xchat-gnome connect on irc.ubuntu.com
       and join the #ubuntu chan corresponding to the locale used
       (the channel to join can be changed to the corresponding translation)
       (Ubuntu: #52690)
   * debian/patches/90_from_svn_fix_autojoin_order.patch:
     - patch from SVN, makes autojoin work for password protected chans when
       they are not placed first
   * debian/patches/91_from_svn_url_on_screen.patch:
     - patch from SVN, use gnome_url_show_on_screen instead of gnome_url_show
   * debian/patches/92_from_svn_init_cleanup.patch:
     - patch from SVN, don't use unecessary init code
   * debian/patches/93_from_svn_fix_primary_clipboard_usage.patch:
     - patch from SVN, fix clipboard usage
   * debian/patches/94_from_svn_fix_primary_clipboard_usage.patch:
     - patch from SVN, fix another clipboard usage
   * debian/patches/95_from_svn_fix_tooltip_usage.patch:
     - patch from SVN, make tooltip been cleaned when the focus is changed
       to an another window (Ubuntu: #347046)

[Martin Meredith (mez)]

Patch attached for konversation for KDE... also - pushed bzr branch for package to

 sftp://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-dev/konversation/ubuntu-server/

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

I applyied the settings with kubuntu-default-settings package, since those are overwritting Mez's patch ones.

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione)]

xchat (2.6.6-0ubuntu3) edgy; urgency=low

  * Update patch 01_serverlist.dpatch to use irc.ubuntu.com.
  (Closes Ubuntu: #52690)

 -- Fabio M. Di Nitto <email address hidden> Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:57:55 +0200

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

irssi (0.8.10-2ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low

  * Add irc.ubuntu.com as the first listed IRC server (closes: Malone
    #52690).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:46:55 +0100

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione)]

 ircii-pana (1:1.1-4ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/rules
     + Set default server to irc.ubuntu.com.
       (Closes Ubuntu: #52690)

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione)]

 gaim (1:2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu7) edgy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches/99_default_to_irc_ubuntu_com.patch:
     - set default irc server to irc.ubuntu.com
   (Closes Ubuntu: #52690)

[Heikki Mäntysaari (heikki-mantysaari)]

Similar patch attached for KVIrc.