Moved silc_client_ch[u]mode[_char] to client library from silc/.

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@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
 Q: What is SILC?
 A: SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides
    secure conferencing services in the Internet over insecure channel.
-   SILC is IRC like although internally they are very different.  Biggest
-   similiarity between SILC and IRC is that they both provide conferencing
-   services and that SILC has almost same commands as IRC.  Other than
-   that they are nothing alike.
-
-   Biggest differences are that SILC is secure what IRC is not in any
-   way.  The network model is also entirely different compared to IRC.
+   SILC superficially resembles IRC although internally they are very
+   different.  Biggest similarity between SILC and IRC is that they both
+   provide conferencing services and that SILC has almost same commands
+   as IRC.  Other than that they are nothing alike.  Biggest differences
+   are that SILC is secure what IRC is not in any way.  The network model
+   is also entirely different compared to IRC.
 
 
 Q: Why SILC in the first place?
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ A: Sure, that is possible, although, does that secure the entire IRC
    specific private message are secured.? Does that provide security
    where some specific channel messages are secured?  Security is not
    just about applying encryption to traffic and SILC is not just about
-   `encrypting the traffic`.  You cannot make insecure protocol suddenly
+   `encrypting the traffic'.  You cannot make insecure protocol suddenly
    secure just by encrypting the traffic.  SILC is not meant to be IRC
    replacement.  IRC is good for some things, SILC is good for same and
    some other things.
@@ -50,6 +49,21 @@ A: Answer for both question is no.  IRC client is in no way compatible
    That just is not possible.
 
 
+Q: Why client/server protocol is based on IRC? Would it be more
+   interesting to implement something extensible and more powerful?
+A: They are not, not the least.  Have you read the protocol
+   specification?  The client superficially resembles IRC client but
+   everything that happens under the hood is nothing alike IRC.  SILC
+   could *never* support IRC because the entire network toppology is
+   different (hopefully more scalable and powerful).  So no, SILC protocol
+   (client or server) is not based on IRC.  Instead, I've taken good
+   things from IRC and leaved all the bad things behind and not even tried
+   to burden myself with the IRC caveats that will burden IRC and future
+   IRC projects til the end.  SILC client resembles IRC client because it
+   is easier for new users to start using SILC when they already know all
+   the commands.
+
+
 Q: Why SILC? Why not IRC3?
 A: Question that is justified no doubt of that.  I didn't start doing SILC
    to be replacement for IRC.  SILC was something that didn't exist in