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|| Name || Notes || OS || addr || port || deb || topology || Open || maint || stable || SSL-link || SSL-client || services || config || mem || v6 ||
|| Asuka || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Austhex || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Bahamut || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| bircd || || no || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Charybdis || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| ConferenceRoom || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| csircd || || ? || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| dancer-ircd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| DreamForge || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Microsoft Exchange || || no || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| hyperion || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| InspIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| IRCD || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| ircd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| IRCD-Hybrid || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| ircd-ratbox || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| ircu || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| IRCXpro Server || || no || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| ithildin || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Nefarious IRCu || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| OfficeIRC Server || || no || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| pircd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| PleXusIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| PTlink IRC Server || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| pureIRCd || || no || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| QuakeIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| solid-ircd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| SorIrcd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Synchronet IRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| UltimateIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| UnrealIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Viagra IRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| WeIRCd || || yes || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|| Name || Notes || OS || addr || port || deb || topology || Open || maint[1] || stable || SSL-link || SSL-client || services || config || mem || v6 ||
|| Asuka || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2005 || || || || || || || no ||
|| Bahamut || dalnet || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no (planned) ||
|| hyperion || freenode || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| InspIRCd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || yes || || || || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD-Hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2007 || || || || || || || yes ||
|| ircd-ratbox || efnet || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2006 || claimed || || || || || || yes ||
|| ircu || currently in use (chiark also)|| yes || || || yes || || yes || 2007 || || || || || || || yes ||
|| ithildin || interesting, seems to be a very abstract general-purpose server. || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| Nefarious IRCu || ircu fork || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || || || || || || no ||
|| ngircd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2008 || || || || no || || || ||
|| oftc-hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2008 || || || || || || || ||
|| PleXusIRCd || patch to hybrid || yes || || || no || || yes || 2006 || || || || || || || yes ||
|| QuakeIRCd || based on unrealirc || yes || || || no || || yes || 2007 || || || || || || || yes ||
|| solid-ircd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || || || || || || no ||
|| Synchronet IRCd || javascript! || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| UltimateIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2007 || || || || || || || ||
|| UnrealIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || || || || || || yes ||
|| Viagra IRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||

 * [1]: If year, date if last release or dev activity

It's time to upgrade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_daemons has a list of possibilities. Record observations relevant to us here.

1. Our criteria

1.1. Must

  • Linux and OpenBSD
  • binding to configured address(es)
  • binding to configured port(s)
  • support our desired topology
    • probably every server being able to connect to every other server
    • either 3 or 4 servers
  • open source
  • evidence of being actively maintained
  • stable
  • SSL (linking)

1.2. Desirable

  • be packaged for Debian (if not, would package it)
  • SSL (clients)
  • some kind of services infrastructure
  • configuration but relatively flexible
  • not too memory intensive (unlikely to be an issue with our load)
  • IPv6 (reason to use hedgehog)

2. Candidates

Name

Notes

OS

addr

port

deb

topology

Open

maint[1]

stable

SSL-link

SSL-client

services

config

mem

v6

Asuka

yes

no

yes

2005

no

Bahamut

dalnet

yes

no

yes

no (planned)

hyperion

freenode

yes

no

yes

no

InspIRCd

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

IRCD

yes

no

yes

yes

IRCD-Hybrid

yes

yes

yes

2007

yes

ircd-ratbox

efnet

yes

yes

yes

2006

claimed

yes

ircu

currently in use (chiark also)

yes

yes

yes

2007

yes

ithildin

interesting, seems to be a very abstract general-purpose server.

yes

no

yes

yes

Nefarious IRCu

ircu fork

yes

no

yes

2008

no

ngircd

yes

yes

yes

2008

no

oftc-hybrid

yes

yes

yes

2008

PleXusIRCd

patch to hybrid

yes

no

yes

2006

yes

QuakeIRCd

based on unrealirc

yes

no

yes

2007

yes

solid-ircd

yes

no

yes

2008

no

Synchronet IRCd

javascript!

yes

no

yes

no

UltimateIRCd

yes

no

yes

2007

UnrealIRCd

yes

no

yes

2008

yes

Viagra IRCd

yes

no

yes

no

  • [1]: If year, date if last release or dev activity

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