doc/dev: add IRC registration instructions

This PR adds to the Developer Guide a link to the OFTC's IRC nick
registration instructions.

diff --git a/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst b/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
index 445cf0cb3c8176f030bc333efdb6b21fa8ae2fb3..43bc3610e41c7f2d7930bf037a4a6554bebb8c76 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
+++ b/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ register an account. Registering gives you a unique IRC identity and allows you
 to access channels where unregistered users have been locked out for technical
 reasons.
 
+See ``the official OFTC (Open and Free Technology Community) documentation's
+registration instructions
+<https://www.oftc.net/Services/#register-your-account>`` to learn how to
+register your IRC account.
 
 Channels
 ~~~~~~~~