What is EFnet?
EFnet is the modern-day descendant of the original IRC network. • Why “EFnet”? EFnet is short for “Eris Free” network. eris.berkeley.edu was a server in the very early nineties that was not run so well. When it left the network, the powers that be decided to name the network Eris Free network, or EFnet. • Is EFnet a free network? Well, it depends on your definition of free. Do you have to pay to get on? No, unless you bought a shell account specifically for that purpose. Is it free in the sense that there are no rules? No. Each EFnet server has operators and administrators to run their servers and the network. Eris Free does not equal anarchy. • How long has EFnet been around? IRC was started in 1988. The network started being called EFnet in August of 1990.
