UTP-Network : RiP? probably yes....

Well since the title is quite heavy:
Do read this post first before trolling around:

• http://blog.kagesenshi.org/2008/02/open-letter-for-rector-of-utp.html

• http://rumble.yondie.org/2007/08/utp-doomsday-network-is-it-becoming.html

It's quite a sad phenomena to see the younger generation is less interested in contributing for the benefits of the community. We are in quite deep trouble as they are no padawans for the #project-tango team and IRC Network. If the UTPchat IRC network haven't been acknowledge legally by the Management. My fear for the utp doomsday network will become true. Yeap our high and glory days in bleeding edge computing is over people. Is having a small chatting daemon running inside a network is so evil?

Since i got myself involves in the Open Source development (directly or indirectly) I come to realized that we cannot escape from using the network as a medium of distributing information or for communication. Regardless the information is bad or good. We cannot escape the trend of the worlds today.

The network infrastructure inside our local campus is something that we should be proud of not shame. The ideas of the old timer volunteer should be treasured and share as a legacy of the University. But sadly trolls exist and will says something lame like:

• "Instant Massenger ada"
• "Buang masa sahaja"
• "So more people will become lazy"
• "Tak kemane pun actually, jaguh kampung sahaja"
• "Takat main fserve aje semue orang"
  

Doesn't any of the trolls know that social-networking is the latest trend on collaborating ideas and knowledge these days? Didn't they knew the chatting isn't just about a/s/l . Maybe it's our fault for not exposing these guys towards serious development chatting server such as freenode. But the channel linux@utpchat.net does this honor and so are other channels.

My idea if the IRC network is to link the service with the lecturer system , Discussion can be made openly, we know some students are not used to go and see the lecturer privately. By using the IRC network , one can just PM the lecturers and have a private conversation.
If things goes wild, there always the tracking logs to prevent abused. Also i believe our students loves to critics and arguing on certain stuff. Why not hold an open debate using the IRC networks with medium moderation and witness.


Well that's a little point on the benefits towards non-technical people or in other words normal students. In term of technical benefits it's one of a hell benefits that couldn't be put into one post . And frankly i believe those knowledge is damn helpful when you are in the working world. Teamwork , responsibility , how to act on emergency outbreak etcx3. I could elaborate each and any of them but that's another story for another time.

From my perspective point of view. Having an organized social network such as IRC does have it pros and cons. To those who thinks IRC makes your life harder to study. Do tell the mods to kline your name and spouse . We would also be delighted to block any income traffics from your MAC address. Blocking troll traffics also is a good education on how to configure firewalls on advance level. (More practical approach). The networking world should be free, it is up to us how well do we restrict and refrain ourself from bad temptation.

Best luck for Kage, hope he get a good response .