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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

addr

port

deb

topology

Open

maint[1]

stable

SSL-link

SSL-client

services

config

mem

Asuka

yes

2005

Bahamut

dalnet

yes

partial

no (planned)

hyperion

freenode

yes

InspIRCd

yes

IRCD

yes

IRCD-Hybrid

yes

2007

yes

ircd-ratbox

efnet

yes

2006

claimed

yes

ircu

currently in use (chiark also)

yes

2007

yes

ithildin

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

yes

Nefarious IRCu

ircu fork

yes

2008

yes

ngircd

yes

2008

stunnel

oftc-hybrid

yes

2008

PleXusIRCd

patch to hybrid

yes

2006

yes

QuakeIRCd

based on unrealirc

yes

2007

yes

solid-ircd

yes

2008

yes

UltimateIRCd

yes

2007

UnrealIRCd

yes

2008

yes

Viagra IRCd

yes

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-|| Name || Notes || OS || addr || port || deb || topology || Open || maint || stable || SSL-link || SSL-client || services || config || mem || v6 ||
|| Asuka || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| Austhex || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| Bahamut || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| Charybdis || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| hyperion || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| InspIRCd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD-Hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| ircd-ratbox || || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| ircu || currently in use || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| ithildin || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| Nefarious IRCu || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| ngircd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || no || || || ||
|| oftc-hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || || || || || || || || ||
|| pircd || || yes || || || no || || maybe || || || || || || || || ||
|| PleXusIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| PTlink IRC Server || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| QuakeIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| solid-ircd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| Synchronet IRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| UltimateIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || ||
|| UnrealIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || yes ||
|| Viagra IRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
|| WeIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || || || || || || no ||
+|| 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 || no || || || || no ||
|| Bahamut || dalnet || yes || || || no || || yes || || || partial || no || || || || no (planned) ||
|| hyperion || freenode || yes || || || no || || yes || || || no || no || || || || no ||
|| InspIRCd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || yes || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || no || no || || || || yes ||
|| IRCD-Hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2007 || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| ircd-ratbox || efnet || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2006 || claimed || no || no || || || || yes ||
|| ircu || currently in use (chiark also)|| yes || || || yes || || yes || 2007 || || no || no || || || || yes ||
|| ithildin || interesting, seems to be a very abstract general-purpose server. || yes || || || no || || yes || || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| Nefarious IRCu || ircu fork || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || no || yes || || || || no ||
|| ngircd || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2008 || || stunnel || stunnel || no || || || ||
|| oftc-hybrid || || yes || || || yes || || yes || 2008 || || || || || || || ||
|| PleXusIRCd || patch to hybrid || yes || || || no || || yes || 2006 || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| QuakeIRCd || based on unrealirc || yes || || || no || || yes || 2007 || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| solid-ircd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || yes || yes || || || || no ||
|| UltimateIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2007 || || || || || || || ||
|| UnrealIRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || 2008 || || yes || yes || || || || yes ||
|| Viagra IRCd || || yes || || || no || || yes || || || no || no || || || || no ||

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