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@@ -47,19 +47,31 @@
 
 <h2 id="sec-contacting-us">Contacting Us</h2>
 
-<p>Please send any comments, questions, or suggestions to the <a
-   href="mailto:&#117;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">ViewVC users mailing
-   list</a>.  There is also a <a
-   href="mailto:&#100;&#101;&#118;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">mailing list specifically for
-   ViewVC developers</a>.  You can subscribe to these lists, as well
-   view the list archives, (and other
-   project lists) <a
+<p>ViewVC is an <a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open Source</a>
+   project, and all <a href="./contributing.html">contributions</a>
+   are welcome.  Please send any comments, questions, or suggestions
+   to the <a
+   href="mailto:&#117;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">ViewVC
+   users mailing list</a>.  There is also a <a
+   href="mailto:&#100;&#101;&#118;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">mailing
+   list specifically for ViewVC developers</a>.  You can subscribe to
+   these lists (and other project lists), as well view the list
+   archives, <a
    href="http://viewvc.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList"
    >here</a>.</p>
 
-<p>ViewVC is an <a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open
-   Source</a> project, and all <a href="./contributing.html">contributions</a> 
-   are welcome.</p>
+<p>If you're seeking interaction that's a little more real-time, use
+   your favorite IRC client to pop into <tt><a
+   href="irc://irc.freenode.net/viewvc">#viewvc</a></tt> on
+   irc.freenode.net.</p>
+
+<p>So, to summarize:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Email, developer chatter &mdash; &#100;&#101;&#118;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;</li>
+<li>Email, user chatter &mdash; &#117;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#64;&#118;&#105;&#101;&#119;&#118;&#99;&#46;&#116;&#105;&#103;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;</li>
+<li>IRC &mdash; irc.freenode.net, #viewvc</li>
+</ul>
 
 </div>
 
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@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
 
 </div>
 
+<div class="h2">
+<h2>New IRC Channel for ViewVC</h2>
+
+<p>Use your favorite IRC client to pop into <tt><a
+   href="irc://irc.freenode.net/viewvc">#viewvc</a></tt> on
+   irc.freenode.net.</p>
+
+</div>
+
 <div class="h2">
 <h2>What Is ViewVC?</h2>