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{{short description|Former Internet Relay Chat client}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Bersirc
| logo = Bersirc logo.png
| screenshot =
| caption =
| author = [[Jamie Frater]]
| developer = Nicholas Copeland
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q793717|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q793717|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q793717|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q793717|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| genre = [[IRC client]]
| license = [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]
| website = {{URL|http://bersirc.free2code.net/}}
}}
'''Bersirc''' is a discontinued [[open-source software|open-source]] [[Internet Relay Chat]] client for the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system. [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]] versions were "in development".<ref name="About">[http://bersirc.org/index.php/about/ "About"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812090202/http://bersirc.org/index.php/about/ |date=12 August 2011 }}. bersirc.org.</ref> Bersirc uses the Claro toolkit, which aims to provide an interface to native [[windowing system]]s and widgets on all operating systems. [[Microsoft .NET]] and [[Qt toolkit]] ports were also planned. The final version of Bersirc was 2.2.14.<ref>[http://bersirc.free2code.net/index.php/home "Home"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016103437/http://bersirc.free2code.net/index.php/home |date=16 October 2012 }}.</ref>

==Features==
Bersirc features connections to multiple servers, a finger client, DCC File Transfers and Chat, Smart Paste, Object Pascal Scripting, Internet Time Support (Swatch Netbeats), Channel Lists, Favorite Channels list, Ident Server, AutoJoin on Invite, AutoRejoin on Kick, configurable date formats, an ICQ-like notify list, advanced filtering, a configurable user interface, and a built in IRC user guide.<ref name="Snap">[http://www.snapfiles.com/get/bersirc.html "Bersirc IRC Chat Client"]. Snapfiles.com.</ref>

==License==
Bersirc was licensed under the [[GNU Lesser General Public License]] and there are no plans to change this.<ref>[http://wiki.bersirc.org/index.php/2.2.x_License "Birsirc 2.2.x License"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108221938/http://wiki.bersirc.org/index.php/2.2.x_License |date=8 January 2007 }}. bersirc.org</ref> Bersirc 2.1 was to be released under the [[Qt Public License]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage|date=16 June 2004|first=Nicholas|last=Copeland|publisher=bersirc.free2code.net|url=http://bersirc.free2code.net/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616151322/http://bersirc.free2code.net/ |archivedate=16 June 2004}}</ref> but the [[Qt toolkit]] and license were abandoned.<ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage|date=20 August 2004|first=Nicholas|last=Copeland|publisher=bersirc.free2code.net|url=http://bersirc.free2code.net/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820070403/http://bersirc.free2code.net/|archivedate=20 August 2004}}</ref>

==History==
Bersirc was originally written in [[Delphi (programming language)|Delphi]] by [[Jamie Frater]] in 1999 as a [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-only IRC client,<ref name="About"/> comparable to HydraIRC and Klient. But development stagnated due to his growing responsibilities in [[real life]].

On 10 February 2004 Nicholas Copeland bought the [[source code]] from Frater and released it as [[open-source software|open-source]].<ref name="About"/><ref>{{cite web |title=About the purchase |publisher=bersirc.org |url=http://wiki.bersirc.org/index.php/Purchase |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425151711/http://wiki.bersirc.org/index.php/Purchase |archivedate=25 April 2007}}</ref> The older Delphi client, Bersirc 1.4, was supposed to be maintained under the name Bersirc 1.5. The original site was also archived by the new owner, including all the old plugins and extensions, but there has been almost no information about the future of the legacy clients since.

Developers stated that development of the 1.4 client stalled because the original source code extensively used proprietary software components. The 1.4 client relies on many parts of old versions of the Raize Components package.<ref>[http://www.raize.com "Raize Components"]. Raize.com</ref>

The primary developer, Theo Julienne, announced plans to develop the 2.1 branch in [[C++]] using the [[Qt toolkit]], but with the release of the 2.2 branch this was changed to [[C (programming language)|C]] using Claro Graphics.

==Reception==
In 2001, New Zealand gaming website GamePlanet recommended Bersirc for users to connect to its IRC services.<ref>[http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/122389.20011009.Gameplanet-launches-IRC-chat-services/ "Gameplanet launches IRC chat services"]. Gameplanet.co.nz.</ref>

Bersirc has received positive reviews. The German website Winfuture referred to version 2.2.13 as a "great free alternative to the popular shareware IRC client mIRC. The program contains only what is necessary for chatting on IRC...".<ref>Quandt, Roland (21 May 2005). [http://winfuture.de/news,20565.html "Bersirc 2.2.13 – Open source IRC client [update]"] (in German). Winfuture.de.</ref> Snapfiles gave the program 3.5/5 stars, referring to it as "feature rich and nicely designed".<ref name="Snap"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040616151322/http://bersirc.free2code.net/ Bersirc website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232826/http://bersirc.free2code.net/presite/www.bersirc.com/plugscr.php Bersirc 1.4 site (archive)]
* [irc://irc.free2code.net/bersirc Bersirc official IRC channel]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050112091609/http://mail.bersirc.com/mailman/listinfo/announce_bersirc.com Bersirc mailing list]
* [http://www.frater.com/ Jamie Frater's Official website]

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