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=== Libera Chat === |
=== Libera Chat === |
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After resigning from Freenode, the former staff created Libera Chat on 19 May 2021.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="vice2" /> They have described the network as a successor to Freenode, which they intend to focus around "free and open source software projects and similarly-spirited collaborative endeavours".<ref name="hackaday20212" /> Many major projects like [[Bitcoin]], [[FrOSCon]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Gentoo Linux|Gentoo]], [[FreeBSD]], the [[Free Software Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FSF and GNU move official IRC channels to Libera.Chat network — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software |url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu-move-official-irc-channels-to-libera-chat-network |website=www.fsf.org |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Wikimedia movement|Wikimedia]] have since moved their channels from Freenode to Libera Chat and to other IRC networks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbgvg/major-internet-projects-are-leaving-freenode-after-korean-prince-takeover|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> |
After resigning from Freenode, the former staff created Libera Chat on 19 May 2021.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="vice2" /> They have described the network as a successor to Freenode, which they intend to focus around "free and open source software projects and similarly-spirited collaborative endeavours".<ref name="hackaday20212" /> Many major projects like [[Bitcoin]], [[FrOSCon]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Gentoo Linux|Gentoo]], [[FreeBSD]], the [[Free Software Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FSF and GNU move official IRC channels to Libera.Chat network — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software |url=https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu-move-official-irc-channels-to-libera-chat-network |website=www.fsf.org |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Wikimedia movement|Wikimedia]] have since moved their channels from Freenode to Libera Chat and to other IRC networks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbgvg/major-internet-projects-are-leaving-freenode-after-korean-prince-takeover|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.vice.com|date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 06:36, 19 August 2023
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Founded | 19 May 2021 |
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Website URL | libera |
Primary DNS | ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697 |
Average users | 45,500 (16 September 2022) |
Average channels | 22,400 (16 September 2022) |
Content/subject | Public / unrestricted |
Libera Chat, stylized Libera.Chat, is an IRC network for free and open source software projects. It was founded on 19 May 2021[1] by former Freenode staff members, after Freenode was taken over by Andrew Lee, founder of Private Internet Access.[2][3][4]
History
Freenode
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In 2017, Christel Dahlskjaer, then the head of staff at Freenode, incorporated a new company called Freenode Limited and transferred ownership to technology entrepreneur Andrew Lee.[5][3][6] In February 2021, Dahlskjaer added the logo of Shells, a company co-founded by Lee, to the Freenode website.[3] Following criticism from staff, Dahlskjaer resigned from the leadership of Freenode,[6][3] and Freenode staff elected Tom Wesley as the new head of staff. Lee allegedly removed a blog post explaining the leadership changes and, on 11 May, appointed a new person to oversee the Freenode infrastructure.[3] Freenode staff resigned en masse, and some published statements outlining their view of what happened and claiming that Lee had been applying legal pressure to Wesley.[3]
Lee denied these claims, and said that he had provided Freenode with millions of dollars and was entitled to Freenode's servers as the owner of Freenode Limited.[3][6] Lee also accused Wesley of harassing Dahlskjaer and of attempting a "hostile takeover."[3][7][6][8]
Libera Chat
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Libera_Chat_KiwiIRC_web_client_chat_screenshot.png/220px-Libera_Chat_KiwiIRC_web_client_chat_screenshot.png)
After resigning from Freenode, the former staff created Libera Chat on 19 May 2021.[2][3] They have described the network as a successor to Freenode, which they intend to focus around "free and open source software projects and similarly-spirited collaborative endeavours".[6] Many major projects like Bitcoin, FrOSCon, Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo, FreeBSD, the Free Software Foundation[9] and Wikimedia have since moved their channels from Freenode to Libera Chat and to other IRC networks.[10]
References
- ^ "Libera Chat". Libera Chat. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b Beschizza, Rob (19 May 2021). "Freenode IRC staff quit after new owner "seizes" control of network". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
- ^ Salter, Jim (24 May 2021). "Freenode IRC staff resign en masse after takeover by Korea's "crown prince"". Ars Technica.
- ^ Dahlskjaer, Christel (12 April 2017). "PIA and freenode joining forces". Freenode. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Claburn, Thomas (19 May 2021). "Freenode IRC staff resign en masse, unhappy about new management". The Register. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Lee, Andrew (19 May 2021). "Letter to freenode". Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021 – via GitHub.
- ^ "FSF and GNU move official IRC channels to Libera.Chat network — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'". www.vice.com. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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