An IRC network mainly giving a home to open source and free software projects.
The main server rotation is irc.freenode.net.
IPv6 users can specify irc.ipv6.freenode.net.
freenode is a special-purpose, not a general-purpose, discussion network, currently implemented on Internet Relay Chat (IRC). It exists to support specific communities. It provides an interactive environment for coordination and support of peer-directed projects, including those relating to free software and open source. Our aim is to help our participants to improve their communicative and collaborative skills and to maintain a friendly, efficient environment for project coordination and technical support. For more information about the network philosophy, please take a look here.
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Freenode is also home to the various Wikipedia related channels.
Pointers to freenode currently include:
irc.debian.org, irc.ghostscript.com, irc.gnu.org, irc.handhelds.org, irc.irssi.org, irc.linux.org, irc.kde.org and irc.redhat.com
Australia irc.au.freenode.net asimov.freenode.net Brasil irc.br.freenode.net carneiro.freenode.net Europe irc.eu.freenode.net vinge.freenode.net saberhagen.freenode.net kornbluth.freenode.net tolkien.freenode.net sterling.freenode.net calvino.freenode.net adams.freenode.net leguin.freenode.net lem.freenode.net irc.ipv6.eu.freenode.net goethe.freenode.net calkins.freenode.net United States irc.us.freenode.net niven.freenode.net zelazny.freenode.net benford.freenode.net