@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
-* ERC: (erc). Powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs.
+* ERC: (erc). Powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs.
@end direntry
@syncodeindex fn cp
@copying
-This manual is for ERC version 5.1.
+This manual is for ERC version 5.2.
-Copyright @copyright{} 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
-Invariant Sections, Front-Cover texts, or Back-Cover Texts.
+Invariant Sections, Front-Cover texts, or Back-Cover Texts. A copy of
+the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free
+Documentation License'' in the Emacs manual.
+
+This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
+Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
+separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
+license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
+
+All Emacs Lisp code contained in this document may be used, distributed,
+and modified without restriction.
@end quotation
@end copying
* Advanced Usage:: Cool ways of using ERC.
* Getting Help and Reporting Bugs::
* History:: The history of ERC.
+* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
* Concept Index:: Search for terms.
@detailmenu
* Releases:: Released versions of ERC.
* Development:: Latest unreleased development changes.
+Getting Started
+
+* Sample Session:: Example of connecting to the #emacs channel
+* Special Features:: Differences from standalone IRC clients
+
+Advanced Usage
+
+* Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server.
+* Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file.
+* Options:: Options that are available for ERC.
+
@end detailmenu
@end menu
* Development:: Latest unreleased development changes.
@end menu
-These sections may be skipped if you are using the version of ERC that
-comes with Emacs.
+Note that some ERC files are not included with Emacs due to copyright or
+dependency issues. If desired, they may be found at the following
+locations, or from your local GNU mirror.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.tar.gz}
+@item @uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2-extras.zip}
+@end itemize
+
+The rest of this chapter may be skipped if you are using the version of
+ERC that comes with Emacs.
@node Releases, Development, Obtaining ERC, Obtaining ERC
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
Choose to install a release if you want to minimize risk.
Errors are corrected in development first. User-visible changes will be
-announced on the @email{erc-help@@lists.sourceforge.net} mailing list.
+announced on the @email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} mailing list.
@pxref{Getting Help and Reporting Bugs}.
@cindex releases, Debian package
@cindex releases, from source
Alternatively, you can download the latest release from
-@uref{http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=30118}.
+@uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc}, or your local GNU mirror.
@node Development, , Releases, Obtaining ERC
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
Choose the development version if you want to live on the bleeding edge
of ERC development or try out new features before release.
-@subsection Using CVS
-@cindex CVS, using
-
-ERC is primarily developed using a CVS repository on sourceforge.net.
-To check out a copy of the latest changes, do the following.
-
-@example
-cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/erc login
-cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/erc co -P erc
-@end example
-
-@cindex CVS snapshot
-Alternatively, the latest CVS snapshot may be downloaded in the
-following forms.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item http://mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.tar.gz
-@item http://mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.zip
-@end itemize
-
-@subsection Using the GNU Arch Revision Control System
-@cindex arch revision control system, using
-The Arch revision control system allows you to retrieve previous
-versions and select specific features and bug fixes.
-
-Michael Olson maintains an official Arch branch for ERC which stays
-current with the CVS repository for ERC. If you would like to
-contribute to ERC development, and would prefer to use a modern Revision
-Control System, feel free to make your own branch.
+@subheading GNU Arch
-If you are new to Arch, you might find this tutorial helpful:
-@uref{http://www.mwolson.org/projects/ArchTutorial.html}.
-
-Downloading ERC with Arch and staying up-to-date involves the following
-steps.
+ERC is developed using GNU Arch. Downloading ERC with Arch and staying
+up-to-date involves the following steps.
@enumerate
+@cindex GNU Arch, installing
@item Install arch
@itemize @bullet
@item Other distributions: see @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-arch/}.
@end itemize
+@cindex GNU Arch, downloading ERC
@item Register the archive.
@example
-tla register-archive -f http://www.mwolson.org/archives/2006
+tla register-archive -f http://arch.sv.gnu.org/archives/erc/erc
@end example
@item Download the ERC source code.
@example
# Download ERC into the @file{erc} directory.
-tla get mwolson@@gnu.org--2006/erc--cvs--0 erc
+tla get erc@@sv.gnu.org/erc--main--0 erc
@end example
@item List upstream changes that are missing from your local copy.
tla missing --summary
@end example
-@cindex updating ERC with Arch
+@cindex GNU Arch, updating ERC
@item Update to the latest version by replaying missing changes.
@example
cd erc
-tla replay
+tla update
@end example
@end enumerate
-There are other ways to interact with the ERC archive.
+If you are new to Arch and want to learn more about developing ERC with
+it, visit @uref{http://emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/ErcDevelopment} for
+full instructions.
-@itemize
-@item Browse arch repository: @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/archives/}
-@item Latest development snapshot: @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.tar.gz}
-@end itemize
+@subheading Development snapshots
-The latest development snapshot will be kept up-to-date since it is
-updated at the same time as the Arch repository.
+@cindex development snapshot
+Alternatively, the latest development snapshot may be downloaded in both
+``.tar.gz'' and ``.zip'' forms.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.tar.gz}
+@item @uref{http://www.mwolson.org/static/dist/erc-latest.zip}
+@end itemize
@node Installation, Getting Started, Obtaining ERC, Top
@chapter Getting Started
@cindex settings
-@c PRE5_2: Mention .ercrc.el
-
To use ERC, add the directory containing its files to your
@code{load-path} variable, in your @file{.emacs} file. Then, load ERC
-itself along with any extra modules you desire. An example follows.
+itself. An example follows.
@lisp
(require 'erc)
-
-(require 'erc-spelling)
@end lisp
-Once this is loaded, the command @kbd{M-x erc-select} will start ERC and
+Once ERC is loaded, the command @kbd{M-x erc} will start ERC and
prompt for the server to connect to.
-@c PRE5_2: Sample session, including:
-@c - connect to Freenode
-@c - /join #emacs
-@c - see messages flying past, point out topic lines, messages, channel
-@c members
-@c - identifying your nick with NickServ (most IRC servers have this)
-@c - talking to the channel
-@c - open a /query buffer to talk to someone (must identify first in
-@c FreeNode)
+If you want to place ERC settings in their own file, you can place them
+in @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}, creating it if necessary.
+
+If you would rather use the Customize interface to change how ERC works,
+do @kbd{M-x customize-group RET erc RET}. In particular, ERC comes with
+lots of modules that may be enabled or disabled; to select which ones
+you want, do @kbd{M-x customize-variable RET erc-modules RET}.
+
+@menu
+* Sample Session:: Example of connecting to the #emacs channel
+* Special Features:: Differences from standalone IRC clients
+@end menu
+
+@node Sample Session, Special Features, Getting Started, Getting Started
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Sample Session
+
+This is an example ERC session which shows how to connect to the #emacs
+channel on Freenode. Another IRC channel on Freenode that may be of
+interest is #erc, which is a channel where ERC users and developers hang
+out.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item Connect to Freenode
+
+Run @kbd{M-x erc}. Use ``irc.freenode.net'' as the IRC server, ``6667''
+as the port, and choose a nickname.
+
+@item Get used to the interface
+
+Switch to the ``irc.freenode.net:6667'' buffer, if you're not already
+there. You will see first some messages about checking for ident, and
+then a bunch of other messages that describe the current IRC server.
+
+@item Join the #emacs channel
+
+In that buffer, type ``/join SPC #emacs'' and hit @kbd{RET}. Depending
+on how you've set up ERC, either a new buffer for ``#emacs'' will be
+displayed, or a new buffer called ``#emacs'' will be created in the
+background. If the latter, switch to the ``#emacs'' buffer. You will
+see the channel topic and a list of the people who are currently on the
+channel.
+
+@item Register your nickname with Freenode
+
+If you would like to be able to talk with people privately on the
+Freenode network, you will have to ``register'' your nickname. To do
+so, switch to the ``irc.freenode.net:6667'' buffer and type ``/msg
+NickServ register <password>'', replacing ``<password>'' with your
+desired password. It should tell you that the operation was successful.
+
+@item Talk to people in the channel
+
+If you switch back to the ``#emacs'' buffer, you can type a message, and
+everyone on the channel will see it.
+
+@item Open a query buffer to talk to someone
+
+If you want to talk with someone in private (this should usually not be
+done for technical help, only for personal questions), type ``/query
+<nick>'', replacing ``<nick>'' with the nickname of the person you would
+like to talk to. Depending on how ERC is set up, you will either see a
+new buffer with the name of the person, or such a buffer will be created
+in the background and you will have to switch to it. Begin typing
+messages, and you will be able to have a conversation.
+
+Note that if the other person is not registered, you will not be able to
+talk with them.
+
+@end itemize
+
+@node Special Features, , Sample Session, Getting Started
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Special Features
+
+ERC has some features that distinguish it from some IRC clients.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item multiple channels and multiple servers
+
+Every channel is put in a separate buffer. Several IRC servers may be
+connected to at the same time.
+
+@cindex query buffers
+@item private message separation
+
+Private conversations are treated as channels, and are put into separate
+buffers in Emacs. We call these ``query buffers''.
+
+@item highlighting
+
+Some occurences of words can be highlighted, which makes it easier to
+track different kinds of conversations.
+
+@item notification
+
+ERC can notify you that certain users are online.
+
+@item channel tracking
+
+Channels can be hidden and conversation continue in the background. You
+are notified when something is said in such a channel that is not
+currently visible. This makes it easy to get Real Work done while still
+maintaining an IRC presence.
+
+@item nick completion
+
+ERC can complete words upon hitting @kbd{TAB}, which eases the writing
+of nicknames in messages.
+
+@cindex history ring
+@item history
+
+Past actions are kept in history rings for future use. To navigate a
+history ring, hit @kbd{M-p} to go backwards and @kbd{M-n} to go
+forwards.
+
+@item multiple languages
+
+Different channels and servers may have different language encodings.
+
+In addition, it is possible to translate the messages that ERC uses into
+multiple languages. Please contact the developers of ERC at
+@email{erc-discuss@@gnu.org} if you are interested in helping with the
+translation effort.
+
+@item user scripting
+
+Users can load scripts (e.g. auto greeting scripts) when ERC starts up.
+
+It is also possible to make custom IRC commands, if you know a little
+Emacs Lisp. Just make an Emacs Lisp function and call it
+@code{erc-cmd-NEWCOMMAND}, where @code{NEWCOMMAND} is the name of the
+new command in capital letters.
+
+@item auto reconnect
+
+If the connection goes away at some point, ERC will try to reconnect
+automatically. If it fails to reconnect, and you want to try to
+manually reestablish the connection at some later point, switch to an
+ERC buffer and run the @code{/RECONNECT} command.
+
+@end itemize
@node Keystroke Summary, Modules, Getting Started, Top
@item C-c C-o (`erc-get-channel-mode-from-keypress')
Read a key sequence and call the corresponding channel mode function.
-After doing C-c C-o type in a channel mode letter.
+After doing @kbd{C-c C-o}, type in a channel mode letter.
-C-g means quit.
-RET let's you type more than one mode at a time.
-If "l" is pressed, `erc-set-channel-limit' gets called.
-If "k" is pressed, `erc-set-channel-key' gets called.
+@kbd{C-g} means quit.
+@kbd{RET} lets you type more than one mode at a time.
+If @kbd{l} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-limit} gets called.
+If @kbd{k} is pressed, @code{erc-set-channel-key} gets called.
Anything else will be sent to `erc-toggle-channel-mode'.
@item C-c C-p (`erc-part-from-channel')
@cindex modules, autoaway
@item autoaway
-Set away status automatically.
+Set away status automatically
@cindex modules, autojoin
@item autojoin
@item button
Buttonize URLs, nicknames, and other text
+@cindex modules, capab-identify
+@item capab-identify
+Mark unidentified users on freenode and other servers supporting CAPAB.
+
+@cindex modules, completion
+@cindex modules, pcomplete
+@item completion (aka pcomplete)
+Complete nicknames and commands (programmable)
+
@cindex modules, fill
@item fill
Wrap long lines
+@cindex modules, hecomplete
+@item hecomplete
+Complete nicknames and commands (old). This is the old module---you
+might prefer the ``completion'' module instead.
+
+@cindex modules, identd
+@item identd
+Launch an identd server on port 8113
+
@cindex modules, irccontrols
@item irccontrols
Highlight or remove IRC control characters
@item match
Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords
+@cindex modules, menu
+@item menu
+Display a menu in ERC buffers
+
@cindex modules, netsplit
@item netsplit
Detect netsplits
@item notify
Notify when the online status of certain users changes
-@cindex modules, pcomplete
-@item pcomplete
-Complete nicknames and commands (programmable)
+@cindex modules, page
+@item page
+Process CTCP PAGE requests from IRC
@cindex modules, readonly
@item readonly
@item sound
Play sounds when you receive CTCP SOUND requests
-@cindex modules, spell
-@item spell
-Check spelling
+@cindex modules, spelling
+@item spelling
+Check spelling of messages
@cindex modules, stamp
@item stamp
@end table
-@c PRE5_2: Document every option of every module in its own subnode
+@c PRE5_3: Document every option of every module in its own subnode
@node Advanced Usage, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Modules, Top
@chapter Advanced Usage
@cindex advanced topics
-Write me.
+@menu
+* Connecting:: Ways of connecting to an IRC server.
+* Sample Configuration:: An example configuration file.
+* Options:: Options that are available for ERC.
+@end menu
+
+@node Connecting, Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage, Advanced Usage
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Connecting to an IRC Server
+@cindex connecting
+
+The easiest way to connect to an IRC server is to call @kbd{M-x erc}.
+If you want to assign this function to a keystroke, the following will
+help you figure out its parameters.
+
+@defun erc
+Select connection parameters and run ERC.
+Non-interactively, it takes the following keyword arguments.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @var{server}
+@item @var{port}
+@item @var{nick}
+@item @var{password}
+@item @var{full-name}
+@end itemize
+
+That is, if called with the following arguments, @var{server} and
+@var{full-name} will be set to those values, whereas
+@code{erc-compute-port}, @code{erc-compute-nick} and
+@code{erc-compute-full-name} will be invoked for the values of the other
+parameters.
+
+@example
+(erc :server "irc.freenode.net" :full-name "Harry S Truman")
+@end example
+@end defun
+
+@subheading Server
+
+@defun erc-compute-server &optional server
+Return an IRC server name.
+
+This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil
+value is found.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @var{server} (the argument passed to this function)
+@item The @code{erc-server} option
+@item The value of the IRCSERVER environment variable
+@item The @code{erc-default-server} variable
+@end itemize
+
+@end defun
+
+@defopt erc-server nil
+IRC server to use if one is not provided.
+@end defopt
+
+@subheading Port
+
+@defun erc-compute-port &optional port
+Return a port for an IRC server.
+
+This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a non-nil
+value is found.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @var{port} (the argument passed to this function)
+@item The @code{erc-port} option
+@item The @code{erc-default-port} variable
+@end itemize
+
+@end defun
+
+@defopt erc-port
+IRC port to use if not specified.
+
+This can be either a string or a number.
+@end defopt
-@c PRE5_2: (Node) Document every ERC option
+@subheading Nick
-@c PRE5_2: (Node) Tips and tricks
+@defun erc-compute-nick &optional nick
+Return user's IRC nick.
-@c PRE5_2: (Node) Sample configs
+This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a
+non-nil value is found.
+
+@itemize
+@item @var{nick} (the argument passed to this function)
+@item The @code{erc-nick} option
+@item The value of the IRCNICK environment variable
+@item The result from the @code{user-login-name} function
+@end itemize
+
+@end defun
+
+@defopt erc-nick
+Nickname to use if one is not provided.
+
+This can be either a string, or a list of strings.
+In the latter case, if the first nick in the list is already in use,
+other nicks are tried in the list order.
+@end defopt
+
+@defopt erc-nick-uniquifier
+The string to append to the nick if it is already in use.
+@end defopt
+
+@defopt erc-try-new-nick-p
+If the nickname you chose isn't available, and this option is non-nil,
+ERC should automatically attempt to connect with another nickname.
+
+You can manually set another nickname with the /NICK command.
+@end defopt
+
+@subheading Full name
+
+@defun erc-compute-full-name &optional full-name
+Return user's full name.
+
+This tries a number of increasingly more default methods until a
+non-nil value is found.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @var{full-name} (the argument passed to this function)
+@item The @code{erc-user-full-name} option
+@item The value of the IRCNAME environment variable
+@item The result from the @code{user-full-name} function
+@end itemize
+
+@end defun
+
+@defopt erc-user-full-name
+User full name.
+
+This can be either a string or a function to call.
+@end defopt
+
+@node Sample Configuration, Options, Connecting, Advanced Usage
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Sample Configuration
+@cindex configuration, sample
+
+Here is an example of configuration settings for ERC. This can go into
+your Emacs configuration file. Everything after the @code{(require
+'erc)} command can optionally go into @file{~/.emacs.d/.ercrc.el}.
+
+@lisp
+;;; Sample ERC configuration
+
+;; Add the ERC directory to load path -- you don't need this if you are
+;; using the version of ERC that comes with Emacs
+(add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/erc")
+
+;; Load ERC
+(require 'erc)
+
+;; Load authentication info from an external source. Put sensitive
+;; passwords and the like in here.
+(load "~/.emacs.d/.erc-auth")
+
+;; This is an example of how to make a new command. Type "/uptime" to
+;; use it.
+(defun erc-cmd-UPTIME (&rest ignore)
+ "Display the uptime of the system, as well as some load-related
+stuff, to the current ERC buffer."
+ (let ((uname-output
+ (replace-regexp-in-string
+ ", load average: " "] @{Load average@} ["
+ ;; Collapse spaces, remove
+ (replace-regexp-in-string
+ " +" " "
+ ;; Remove beginning and trailing whitespace
+ (replace-regexp-in-string
+ "^ +\\|[ \n]+$" ""
+ (shell-command-to-string "uptime"))))))
+ (erc-send-message
+ (concat "@{Uptime@} [" uname-output "]"))))
+
+;; This causes ERC to connect to the Freenode network upon hitting
+;; C-c e f. Replace MYNICK with your IRC nick.
+(global-set-key "\C-cef" (lambda () (interactive)
+ (erc :server "irc.freenode.net" :port "6667"
+ :nick "MYNICK")))
+
+;; This causes ERC to connect to the IRC server on your own machine (if
+;; you have one) upon hitting C-c e b. Replace MYNICK with your IRC
+;; nick. Often, people like to run bitlbee (http://bitlbee.org/) as an
+;; AIM/Jabber/MSN to IRC gateway, so that they can use ERC to chat with
+;; people on those networks.
+(global-set-key "\C-ceb" (lambda () (interactive)
+ (erc :server "localhost" :port "6667"
+ :nick "MYNICK")))
+
+;; Make C-c RET (or C-c C-RET) send messages instead of RET. This has
+;; been commented out to avoid confusing new users.
+;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "RET") nil)
+;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "C-c RET") 'erc-send-current-line)
+;; (define-key erc-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-RET") 'erc-send-current-line)
+
+;;; Options
+
+;; Join the #emacs and #erc channels whenever connecting to Freenode.
+(setq erc-autojoin-channels-alist '(("freenode.net" "#emacs" "#erc")))
+
+;; Interpret mIRC-style color commands in IRC chats
+(setq erc-interpret-mirc-color t)
+
+;; The following are commented out by default, but users of other
+;; non-Emacs IRC clients might find them useful.
+;; Kill buffers for channels after /part
+;; (setq erc-kill-buffer-on-part t)
+;; Kill buffers for private queries after quitting the server
+;; (setq erc-kill-queries-on-quit t)
+;; Kill buffers for server messages after quitting the server
+;; (setq erc-kill-server-buffer-on-quit t)
+@end lisp
+
+@node Options, , Sample Configuration, Advanced Usage
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Options
+@cindex options
+
+@c PRE5_3: (Node) Document every ERC option (module options go in
+@c previous chapter)
+
+This section has not yet been written. For now, the easiest way to
+check out the available option for ERC is to do
+@kbd{M-x customize-group erc RET}.
@node Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, History, Advanced Usage, Top
descriptions to it.
@item
-You can join the mailing list at @email{erc-help@@lists.sourceforge.net}
-using the subscription form at
-@uref{http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/erc-help}.
+There are several mailing lists for ERC. To subscribe, visit
+@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=erc}.
+
+The mailing lists are also available on Gmane.
+(@url{http://gmane.org/}). Gmane provides additional methods for
+accessing the mailing lists, adding content to them, and searching them.
+
+@enumerate
+@item gmane.emacs.erc.announce
+Announcements
-This mailing list is also available via Gmane
-(@url{http://gmane.org/}). The group is called
-@samp{gmane.emacs.erc.general}. This provides additional methods for
-accessing the mailing list, adding content to it, and searching it.
+@item gmane.emacs.erc.discuss
+General discussion
+
+@item gmane.emacs.erc.cvs
+Log messages for changes to the ERC source code
+
+@end enumerate
@item
You can visit the IRC Freenode channel @samp{#emacs}. Many of the
@end itemize
-@node History, Concept Index, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Top
+@node History, GNU Free Documentation License, Getting Help and Reporting Bugs, Top
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@chapter History
@cindex history, of ERC
ERC was originally written by Alexander L. Belikoff
@email{abel@@bfr.co.il} and Sergey Berezin
@email{sergey.berezin@@cs.cmu.edu}. They stopped development around
-december 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
+December 1999. Their last released version was ERC 2.0.
P.S.: If one of the original developers of ERC reads this, we'd like to
receive additional information for this file and hear comments in
In June 2001, Mario Lang @email{mlang@@delysid.org} and Alex Schroeder
@email{alex@@gnu.org} took over development and created a ERC Project at
-sourceforge.net.
+@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/erc}.
-In reaction to a mail about the new erc development, Sergey Berezin
-said, "First of all, I'm glad that my version of ERC is being used out
-there. The thing is, I do not have free time and enough incentive
-anymore to work on ERC, so I would be happy if you guys take over the
-project entirely."
+In reaction to a mail about the new ERC development effort, Sergey
+Berezin said, ``First of all, I'm glad that my version of ERC is being
+used out there. The thing is, I do not have free time and enough
+incentive anymore to work on ERC, so I would be happy if you guys take
+over the project entirely.''
-So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (september 2001)
+So we happily hacked away on ERC, and soon after (September 2001)
released the next "stable" version, 2.1.
-Most of the development of the new ERC happend on #emacs on
-irc.openprojects.net. Over time, many people contributed code, ideas,
-bugfixes. And not to forget alot of alpha/beta/gamma testing.
+Most of the development of the new ERC happened on #emacs on
+irc.openprojects.net. Over time, many people contributed code, ideas,
+bugfixes, and a lot of alpha/beta/gamma testing.
See the @file{CREDITS} file for a list of contributors.
@item 2003
-ERC 3.0 is released.
+ERC 3.0 was released.
@item 2004
-ERC 4.0 is released.
+ERC 4.0 was released.
@item 2005
-ERC 5.0 is released. Michael Olson @email{mwolson@@gnu.org} becomes
+ERC 5.0 was released. Michael Olson @email{mwolson@@gnu.org} became
the release manager and eventually the maintainer.
-After some discussion between him and the Emacs developers, it is
+After some discussion between him and the Emacs developers, it was
decided to include ERC in Emacs.
@item 2006
-ERC 5.1 is released.
+ERC 5.1 was released. It was subsequently included in Emacs 22.
+
+ERC became an official GNU project, and development moved to
+@uref{http://sv.gnu.org/projects/erc}. We switched to using GNU Arch as
+our revision control system. Our mailing list address changed as well.
@end itemize
-@node Concept Index, , History, Top
+@node GNU Free Documentation License, Concept Index, History, Top
+@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
+@include doclicense.texi
+
+@node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@unnumbered Index
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