doc/dev: add IRC registration instructions

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

(cherry picked from commit 893e68a8f57b22cc025c82586ad0b42da2a6477c)

diff --git a/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst b/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
index 2d3591cdfabfa78561863b20d03e38a0f7e5bff5..ce9d23e5009308e5b5148636a3be4b93920eae21 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
 ~~~~~~~~