In addition to our traditional #hackaday channel on irc.freenode.net, there’s also a channel set up on irc.libera.chat as well.

The management volunteer team of 'freenode ', the world's largest IRC network , has withdrawn from freenode because the ownership of the network has been hijacked and opened a new 'Libera Chat ...

Former staffers have launched Libera Chat. Clearly, we haven’t heard the last of this story. In the meantime, former Freenode staffers have started a new IRC network they’re calling Libera Chat.

https://libera.chat/about Of course, Freenode used to have a parent organization, the Peer-Directed Projects Center (PDPC), but it was dissolved in 2013: ...

Freenode, the open-source project that powers Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks, is involved in the most recent scandal after some of its developers quickly called it quits for the org.

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".