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-The [#NZADSL] [IRC] channel was originally formed by MarkFoster (and others) as a chatroom for the [ADSL Mailing List|http://www.unixathome.org/adsl] - which was shut down in 2008. [ADSL] is
the means by which most people from NewZealand have
BroadBand delivered to their homes, and access to this is (or was)
invariably controlled by [TelecomNZ], who were (still are?) fairly well known as being a [Monopoly] in this arena. The
MailingList was very busy during the late 90's and early 00's with discussions on various ADSL and broadband related topics. Discussion regularly covered technical solutions to end-user situations and also discussion on the problems caused by lack of competition in the marketplace.
+The [#NZADSL] [IRC] channel was originally formed by MarkFoster (and others) as a chatroom for the [ADSL Mailing List|http://www.unixathome.org/adsl] - which was shut down in 2008. [ADSL] was
the means by which most people from NewZealand had
BroadBand delivered to their homes during the turn of the century period
, and with
access to this invariably controlled by the then-lines-monopoly
[TelecomNZ], the
MailingList was very busy during the late 90's and early 00's with discussions on various ADSL and broadband related topics. Discussion regularly covered technical solutions to end-user situations and also discussion on the problems caused by lack of competition in the marketplace - later somewhat resolved by Local Loop Unbundling and the separation of Telecom into Retail organisation Spark, and wholesaler Chorus
.
-The main reason the [#NZADSL] room was started was to bring together technical people from the MailingList in a forum where they could discuss [ADSL] issues in realtime. A useful sideeffect was that [#NZADSL] has
over time attracted all sorts of [NZ] geek types representing various [ISP]s and other [IT] outfits
.
+The main reason the [#NZADSL] room was started was to bring together technical people from the MailingList in a forum where they could discuss [ADSL] issues in realtime. A useful sideeffect was that [#NZADSL] did
over time attracted all sorts of [NZ] geek types representing various [ISP]s and other [IT] organisations. A reasonably high level of tech savvy was expected of participants
.
-Chat regularly swings between the inane and the ridiculous, but it's still enjoyable.
-
-You're welcome to participate, but joiners should make sure they have engaged brain before entering. There's not much tolerance for lack-of-Cloo.
-
-is
the [IRC] Network of choice for [#NZADSL]. You'll find various
[LUG] members
from up and down
[NZ] also frequent
the chatroom, not that I reccomend you come
to [#NZADSL] to ask a [Linux] question. You'll likely be forcibly redirected to a more appropriate channel, such as #nzlinux on Freenode
.
+UnderNet was
the [IRC] Network of choice for [#NZADSL]. Many
[LUG] participants
from across
[NZ] also frequented
the chatroom, making it of relevance
to this wiki
.
