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| Founded | 1995 as irc.linpeople.org 1998 as irc.openprojects.net 2002 as irc.freenode.net |
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| Website URL | freenode |
| Primary DNS | irc://chat.freenode.net/ |
Freenode, stylized as freenode and formerly known as Open Projects Network, is an IRC network which was previously used to discuss peer-directed projects.[1] Their servers are accessible from the hostname chat.freenode.net, which load balances connections by using round-robin DNS.[2][3]
On 19 May 2021, Freenode underwent what some staff described as a "hostile takeover"[4] and at least 14 volunteer staff members resigned.[5] Following the events, various organisations using Freenode – including Arch Linux, CentOS, FreeBSD, Free Software Foundation Europe, Gentoo Linux, KDE, LineageOS, Slackware, Ubuntu, and the Wikimedia Foundation – moved their channels to Libera Chat, a network created by former Freenode staff.[6][7][8] Others like Haiku or Alpine Linux moved to the Open and Free Technology Community (OFTC).[9][10] By 16 August 2021, over a thousand projects had left Freenode.[11][self-published source]
- ^ Paul., Mutton (1 January 2004). IRC hacks: [100 industrial-strength tips & tools]. O'Reilly. ISBN 059600687X. OCLC 970447252.
- ^ "About freenode: IRC Servers". freenode.net. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Kottizen (4 March 2012). "Freenode is still growing". IRC-Junkie.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (19 May 2021). "Developers Flee Open Source Project After 'Takeover' By Korean Crown Prince". Vice. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Nardi, Tom (19 May 2021). "Freenode debacle prompts staff exodus, new network". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Salter, Jim (24 May 2021). "Freenode IRC staff resign en masse after takeover by Korea's "crown prince"". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'". www.vice.com. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Arch Linux - News: Move of official IRC channels to libera.chat". archlinux.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Haiku's IRC channels are moving to OFTC!". Haiku Project. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Switching to OFTC". alpinelinux.org. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Siraphob, Ben (16 August 2021). "Projects and channels that have decided to leave Freenode". GitHub. Retrieved 16 August 2021.