The management volunteer team of 'freenode ', the world's largest IRC network, has withdrawn from freenode because the ownership of the network has been hijacked and opened a new 'Libera Chat'.

The big kerfuffle in the open source world this week surrounds the biggest IRC server operator, Freenode. Wherever the dust settles, myriad important open source projects use Freenode’s IRC servers ...

Rey accuses Andrew Lee, the Crown Prince of South Korea and current owner of Freenode, of a "hostile” takeover after allegedly rescinding his promise to not interfere with the operation of the network ...

This entire saga sounds like typical ops-infighting intrigue/pissing contests magnified by social media. OH NOES YOU PUT AN AD ON THE NETWORK WEB PAGE!!!111!!1 Click to expand... The departure of 14 ...

Wow, talk about a dinosaur! IRC seems like it has been around since the dawn of time. Without dating myself, I still remember logging into BBSs back in the eighties and nineties and getting help in ...

News briefs for July 12, 2018. freenode has a new job board. jobs.freenode.net "aims to connect those looking to hire with the immense talent that can be found within the wider freenode communities".

While Ars has its very own little IRC server, many of us also hang out in various channels on FreeNode and either know or know of lilo.<BR><BR>Like him or not, you can't argue with the result of his ...