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Freenode

Freenode
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
as irc.linpeople.org
1998; 27 years ago (1998)
as irc.openprojects.net
2002; 23 years ago (2002)
as irc.freenode.net
Geographic location
  • Europe
  • United States
  • Australia
(as of 2015)
Website URLfreenode.net
Primary DNSirc://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, the Free Software Foundation,[6] 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.[7][8][9] Others like Haiku or Alpine Linux moved to the Open and Free Technology Community (OFTC).[10][11] By 16 August 2021, over a thousand projects had left Freenode.[12][self-published source]

  1. ^ Paul., Mutton (1 January 2004). IRC hacks: [100 industrial-strength tips & tools]. O'Reilly. ISBN 059600687X. OCLC 970447252.
  2. ^ "About freenode: IRC Servers". freenode.net. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Kottizen (4 March 2012). "Freenode is still growing". IRC-Junkie.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "FSF and GNU move official IRC channels to Libera.Chat network". Free Software Foundation. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ Salter, Jim (24 May 2021). "Freenode IRC staff resign en masse after takeover by Korea's "crown prince"". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'". www.vice.com. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Arch Linux - News: Move of official IRC channels to libera.chat". archlinux.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Haiku's IRC channels are moving to OFTC!". Haiku Project. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Switching to OFTC". alpinelinux.org. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  12. ^ Siraphob, Ben (16 August 2021). "Projects and channels that have decided to leave Freenode". GitHub. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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