<div class="wiki-content maincontent"><p>Committers and contributors can often be found hanging out in IRC.&#160;<span style="line-height: 1.4285715;">Below is the information about the channel that we use:&#160;</span></p><p><strong>Server:</strong> irc.freenode.net</p><p><strong>Channel:</strong> #apache-activemq</p><p>There are many&#160;<a shape="rect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients">IRC clients</a>&#160;available out there depending on the operating system you are using.&#160;</p><p>&#160;</p><p>Note the IRC channel on codehaus is deprecated as of April 2015; please refrain from using that room. &#160;Likewise, be aware there is a channel named #activemq on the freenode server - please avoid it as well.</p></div>