What is freenode about? Why is it here?
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. • Should I create a channel on freenode? That depends. Certain channel categories are considered to be on-topic and are listed on the network policy page. If you want to create a general-purpose chat channel, freenode is probably not for you. Similarly, if you want to create a channel to support some sort of unlawful activity, freenode is not the network you should be using.
