EliteIRCd
| EliteIRCd
| |
|---|---|
| Programming language: | C |
| Platform: | Linux, BSD, Windows 9X/ME |
| Status: | Dead |
| Based on: | Dreamforge |
| License: | GNU General Public License |
| Latest release: | 3.1.1 |
EliteIRCd is a historical IRCd. It was the first IRCd ever to implement hostmasking and channel owner modes. Unfortunately, in violation of the GPL, the maintainer decided to make EliteIRCd a commercial product using license terms which were in direct violation of the GPL. UnrealIRCd was forked from EliteIRCd 2.0b13 in order to provide a non-commercial alternative. Eventually, Potvin just started contributing to UnrealIRCd instead.
Influence of 'wIRCd culture'
EliteIRCd contains many examples of 'wIRCd culture', such as bragging about download count and popularity on Tucows. An example can be found in the src/manual.c file:
char *mantext[] =
{
"EliteIRCD has become a dream to many ircd owners. With the great",
"commands it has, it amazes me why we only have a 4/5 rating at",
"tucows.com...Now that 2.0 is out, we have destroyed all other ircds.",
"Our major features are: /gline, /map, /write & /display,",
"+N (Net admin), +C (Co admin), +T (Tech admin),",
"also our awesome hidden-host mode +x...And how can we forgot...",
"the new chan modes...+q, +a.",
"",
"Hey! I have received one donation!! Thanks babygyrl... :)",
"",
"Ahem, our web page http://www.eliteircd.on.ca will find a stable host one of",
"these days...So keep checking it out...And please...Chris has a life...unlike",
"some of you...he doesn't spend his life infront of a computer, well... 70% of",
"his life...but the other 30% needs fresh air (more than an open window)...So",
"what i'm trying to say is, if there isn't another Elite release for a long",
"its either Chris did a great job and it has no bugs/flaws...or Chris is out",
"having fun... ok? =)",
"",
" - Potvin (Chris Wolkowski) & X (Laurie Rose)",
"",
"",
0,
};
Well, really, it can be supposed the name itself is kind of proof that the IRCd is a product of the wIRCd era.
Notable accomplishments
- Destroyed all other IRCds
- Added +q/+a channel modes
- Added hostmasking before AustNet's VirtualWorld
- Invented NetAdmin, TechAdmin and CoAdmin operator roles (strictly vanity in EliteIRCd though)
Popular services which can be used with EliteIRCd
Please note, we don't actually *recommend* using EliteIRCd, nor do we recommend using any of these services with EliteIRCd, but they should theoretically work to some extent.
Services that are actually designed for EliteIRCd
One should note how these are only wIRCd services packages.
Download
The EliteIRCd website no longer exists, but you can download it here.