Blog Archive

On Power to the People root on 2021-08-10
On Apple, Trojan Horses and Truth root on 2021-08-06
On Free Speech root on 2021-07-16
Introducing Remotes root on 2021-07-13
Introducing IRC.com by freenode rasengan on 2021-06-20
Taking IRC Further rasengan on 2021-06-09
freenode and FOSSHOST Partner to Empower FOSS rasengan on 2021-06-02
Letter to freenode - Post Mortem of May 25, 2021 rasengan on 2021-05-26
freenode exists for FOSS rasengan on 2021-05-25
On freenode and its commitment to FOSS rasengan on 2021-05-19
Changes to realnames of matrix.org bridged users jess on 2021-01-21
Changes to ChanServ regarding cloaks edk on 2020-11-28
[Scheduled Maintenance] Services database spring cleaning Fuchs on 2020-02-22
Private Internet Access and the freenode project christel on 2019-11-23
Matrix GDPR access request data overshare edk on 2019-08-11
Moving webchat to Kiwi IRC Fuchs, ilbelkyr on 2019-06-22
ircd-seven 1.1.8 edk on 2019-06-17
freenode Next Gen Tor Hidden Service dax on 2019-05-04
freenode #live 2018 is a wrap, thank YOU! christel on 2018-11-04
Did you hear? freenode #live is coming to town! mattl from Handshake on 2018-10-01
Spam filtering edk on 2018-09-24
Continued and persistent spambot attack and clarification christel on 2018-08-06
Current spambot attack on freenode (and elsewhere) christel on 2018-07-27
freenode #live 2018: Welcoming (some of) this year's keynote speakers christel on 2018-07-13
freenode Security Update: Reused Password Attack christel on 2018-06-29
freenode and irc.com christel on 2018-06-22
Announcement: jobs.freenode.net - New Service christel on 2018-06-06
Services maintenance and password security ilbelkyr on 2018-05-26
Updated Privacy Policy christel on 2018-05-24
Channel moderation and channel topics christel on 2018-05-14
freenode #live 2018 - Call for Proposals now open! christel on 2018-02-26
Celebrating FOSS, and twenty years of Open Source christel on 2018-02-05
"Joe-Job" spam on other networks referring to freenode bigpresh on 2017-12-05
On Shadowbans edk on 2017-11-15
freenode #live - even more confirmed speakers bigpresh on 2017-08-25
freenode #live - more confirmed speakers bigpresh on 2017-08-23
Spambot attack christel on 2017-08-17
freenode #live - Opening Keynote christel on 2017-07-24
freenode at DEFCON25 christel on 2017-07-24
Exhibiting at freenode #live christel on 2017-07-18
freenode #live - Registration and CFP now open christel on 2017-07-13
Policy Updates christel on 2017-06-29
PIA and freenode joining forces christel on 2017-04-12
Django AMA Swant on 2017-02-17
Django and freenode Tim Graham (timograham) on 2017-02-08
Fedora AMA Nathan Handler (nhandler) on 2017-01-21
New Year, New freenode christel on 2017-01-03
Happy New Year! christel on 2016-12-31
Celebrating Fedora 25 with freenode Justin W. Flory (jflory7) on 2016-12-21
A brief security update from the infrastructure team christel on 2016-12-20
freenode Community Team Swant on 2016-10-18
Resurrecting Tor, continued christel on 2016-09-18
Resurrecting tor-sasl edk on 2016-09-05
Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web Swant on 2016-08-06
A Reminder edk on 2016-07-18
Help protect net neutrality in the EU edk on 2016-07-04
AFD quiz mniip on 2016-04-01
New Website christel on 2016-03-22
Recent Events and Future Changes spb on 2016-02-19
The New Policies spb on 2016-02-19
Services database purge mrmist on 2015-09-18
Helping GNOME defend its trademark christel on 2014-11-11
Atheme 7.2 and freenode tomaw on 2014-11-08
User-enabled sendpass njan on 2014-10-29
Server Issues: Update Pricey on 2014-10-15
Server issues mrmist on 2014-09-13
New extban: $j Pricey on 2014-06-18
April 1st 2014, Followup yano on 2014-04-26
Heartbleed Pricey on 2014-04-15
+freenode Pricey on 2014-04-01
Turbulence njan on 2014-02-03
Reminder: Keep your NickServ email up to date. Pricey on 2013-08-09
Server hosting and trust christel on 2013-07-22
Fosscon, an open source conference in Philadelphia PA, Saturday August 10th JonathanD on 2013-07-17
New TLS/SSL Channel Modes & Webchat Features Pricey on 2013-06-27
Over 9000 * 10 RichiH on 2013-05-24
The good, the bad, and the ugly... christel on 2013-05-14
April 1st 2013, the aftermath RichiH on 2013-04-09
Insert witty title here RichiH on 2013-03-31
Bye bye PDPC RichiH on 2013-03-19
Happy 2013, hope you had a good 2012 RichiH on 2012-12-31
Upgrade and database prune completed mrmist on 2012-06-16
Group Registration Closure mrmist on 2012-06-09
Services upgrade and database prune mrmist on 2012-06-09
Fosscon 2012, Saturday August 11th in Philadelphia PA JonathanD on 2012-06-09
April 1st, the aftermath RichiH on 2012-04-15
Database prune Martinp23 on 2012-04-06
Help us test our services upgrade! Pricey on 2012-04-06
80k... RichiH on 2012-04-02
April Fool's Day! Martinp23 on 2012-04-02
Network wide policy privacy change JonathanD on 2012-04-01
planet.freenode.net RichiH on 2012-03-10
At dawn, we ride for FOSDEM Castle RichiH on 2012-02-02
Defocus''s visit to the opticians: new guidelines Martinp23 on 2012-01-29
On SOPA/PIPA RichiH on 2012-01-18
Focus on #defocus mrmist on 2011-12-30
Merry Christmas christel on 2011-12-23
ircd upgrades Martinp23 on 2011-10-31
New GRF-freenode process Martinp23 on 2011-09-17
Wednesday Server Updates JonathanD on 2011-09-13
IRCD Upgrades christel on 2011-09-07
Fixing #defocus christel on 2011-08-31
A short mention on Mibbit tomaw on 2011-08-14
Fosscon 2011: Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 23rd July, 2011. JonathanD on 2011-07-14
This is a public service announcement... RichiH on 2011-05-28
The Cat Enigma! njan on 2011-04-03
April 1st, the aftermatch RichiH on 2011-04-02
Important service announcement regarding #defocus RichiH on 2011-04-01
Change in nick expiry times RichiH on 2011-03-11
Default port for IRC via TLS/SSL (hint: it''s 6697) RichiH on 2011-02-23
PDPC Fundraiser 2011 Martinp23 on 2011-02-14
Sponsorship Roundup Martinp23 on 2011-02-13
freenode 70k RichiH on 2011-01-31
We are going to FOSDEM RichiH on 2011-01-30
Happy Holidays! christel on 2010-12-24
Be Safe Out There jayne on 2010-11-14
Further webchat issues Martinp23 on 2010-10-18
Webchat downtime Martinp23 on 2010-10-02
Java webclient decommissioning Martinp23 on 2010-08-04
Fosscon 2010 Free and Open Source Software Conference. JonathanD on 2010-06-15
Group Registration Form verifications Martinp23 on 2010-06-12
freenode webchat changes JonathanD on 2010-06-10
Groups Advisory Board Martinp23 on 2010-04-03
fosscon 2010 and Northeast US geeknic++ camping trip JonathanD on 2010-03-16
Yes, we are going to FOSDEM RichiH on 2010-02-03
freenode is dead, long live freenode christel on 2010-01-30
Connecting to freenode using Tor: SASL Martinp23 on 2010-01-29
Migration to ircd-seven. JonathanD on 2010-01-26
Javascript spam JonathanD on 2010-01-17
ircd Migration Sat Jan 30th 2010 JonathanD on 2010-01-14
Happy New Year 2010 christel on 2009-12-31
December 15th DDoS JonathanD on 2009-12-15
December 8 2009 Connectivity Issues and Netsplits JonathanD on 2009-12-08
DCC spam, and how to handle it. JonathanD on 2009-11-20
Testing the nets JonathanD on 2009-11-09
When bots go bad.. christel on 2009-11-01
Free as in freenode JonathanD on 2009-09-15
Web chat updates tomaw on 2009-07-26
fossevents.org JonathanD on 2009-07-06
Possible SORBS closure tomaw on 2009-06-22
New freenode webchat (and why to use it) JonathanD on 2009-06-19
We want YOU! christel on 2009-06-17
freenode Network Services Cleanup and Changes. JonathanD on 2009-06-11
[Scheduled Maintenance] Services database clear-out. christel on 2009-06-09
Free-as-in-Node episode 5 released! JonathanD on 2009-05-29
SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2009 JonathanD on 2009-05-20
Summer of Geeknics Off to a Great Start! JonathanD on 2009-04-20
pdpc and the open source community JonathanD on 2009-04-18
Community Leadership Summit - July 18-19th 2009, San Jose, CA. christel on 2009-04-14
Wikipedia licensing change? christel on 2009-04-14
PHP TestFest christel on 2009-04-14
Free-as-in-node episode 3 released! JonathanD on 2009-04-13
Geeknics JonathanD on 2009-04-03
PDPC Yahoo acquisition JonathanD on 2009-04-01
Irssi 0.8.13 christel on 2009-03-31
free-as-in-node: Episode 2 release JonathanD on 2009-03-30
Update on the PDPC 2008/2009 donation campaign (SUCCESS!) JonathanD on 2009-03-24
free-as-in-node JonathanD on 2009-03-17
2008/2009 fundraiser campaign update JonathanD on 2009-03-09
freenode t-shirts JonathanD on 2009-02-09
Who Are freenode Staff? (Part 2 of ?) SportChick on 2009-02-02
The Beauty of #freenode SportChick on 2009-01-30
Happy 15th! christel on 2009-01-29
Canonical Pledges Matching Funds njan on 2009-01-29
2008/2009 Fundraiser. christel on 2009-01-05
Nickserv Access Module Loaded. christel on 2009-01-05
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! christel on 2008-12-24
New servers Martinp23 on 2008-12-20
Help us test ircd-seven! christel on 2008-11-02
[Maintenance] Downtime warning -- lem, orwell christel on 2008-11-02
Fundraising for Charity Status! christel on 2008-10-30
50,000 Active Users njan on 2008-09-15
Change in #defocus policy - and what do you think? njan on 2008-09-14
Happy 25th Birthday, GNU! christel on 2008-09-02
#freenode: Autovoice Trial skenmy on 2008-08-28
Lugradio Live: The grand finale christel on 2008-07-02
Who Are freenode Staff? (Part 1 of ?) SportChick on 2008-06-10
New Services: Nicknames and Accounts skenmy on 2008-05-31
Services Migration Martinp23 on 2008-05-29
Registering a channel on freenode denny on 2008-04-22
Helping others help you. numist on 2008-03-22
Thanks for volunteering! seanw on 2008-01-16
Happy holidays! christel on 2007-12-23
More blogging about logging... christel on 2007-12-23
We are recruiting! christel on 2007-12-11
Blogging about logging.. christel on 2007-12-01
Keeping tabs on channel bans seanw on 2007-11-18
A very brief mention of upcoming changes.. christel on 2007-11-11
Thank you! christel on 2007-11-04
freenode has reached 40 000 users seanw on 2007-08-28
CIA Bots - 'The Instant Version Control Informants' -- an annoyance? christel on 2007-08-26
We're still here! christel on 2007-08-14
#freenode & #defocus: an evaluation seanw on 2007-07-11
Communicating with the irc Community SportChick on 2007-05-26
So much is happening... christel on 2007-05-22
Changes to the board structure of the PDPC christel on 2007-05-22
All roads lead to #defocus christel on 2007-05-15
A Re-/De-focus SportChick on 2007-05-12
Silence is Golden: Handling trolls and spammers SportChick on 2007-05-02
Upcoming changes to hyperion, our ircd software nenolod on 2007-04-19
Getting voice in #freenode-social seanw on 2007-04-19
What's your story? RichiH on 2007-04-06
Building Bridges denny on 2007-04-05
NickServ Is Your Friend SportChick on 2007-03-24
PDPC Design Contest! christel on 2007-03-24
freenode is about you and don't just take our word for it RichiH on 2007-02-28
FOSDEM 2007 RichiH on 2007-02-28
The Heart and Mind of a Catalyst SportChick on 2007-02-23
Group registration with freenode seanw on 2007-02-16
Bringing people together? christel on 2007-02-15
Here, there be blog posts RichiH on 2007-02-15
[Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD upgrade. christel on 2006-12-22
[Announcement] Introducing the PDPC board christel on 2006-11-11
[Downtime] Unexpected downtime. christel on 2006-11-02
Rob Levin, a man who will be greatly missed christel on 2006-09-23
[Announcement] Rob Levin has passed away christel on 2006-09-16
[Scheduled Maintenance] European Rehubbing christel on 2006-05-02
[Announcement] Group registration and fundraising. christel on 2006-02-20
Happy New Year! christel on 2005-12-31
[Announcement] Network problems christel on 2005-12-22
[Announcement] Temporary DNS Change christel on 2005-12-17
[Announcement] DNS change christel on 2005-12-16
[Scheduled Maintenance] Memory Upgrade christel on 2005-09-10
[Scheduled Maintenance] Services Upgrade christel on 2005-08-30
[Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD upgrade. christel on 2005-08-29
[Announcement] Introducing /stats p christel on 2005-08-07
[Scheduled Maintenance] Changes to the scheduled downtime christel on 2005-06-28
[Scheduled Maintenance] Rescheduling planned outages christel on 2005-06-27
[Scheduled Maintenance] Server Upgrades christel on 2005-06-20
[Scheduled Maintenance] Major Server Maintenance christel on 2005-05-20
[Scheduled Maintenance] Expected downtime due to software upgrade christel on 2005-05-20
[Scheduled Maintenance] Network Outages christel on 2005-02-02
[Announcement] Late notice of outages christel on 2005-01-27
[Announcement] PDPC Fundraiser christel on 2005-01-23
[Scheduled Maintenance] Switch Maintenance christel on 2004-12-29
[Scheduled Maintenance] Re-hubbing christel on 2004-12-18
[Scheduled Maintenance] Emergency reboot christel on 2004-11-03
A couple of items of possible interest. christel on 2004-10-28
[Scheduled Maintenance] Upgrading Rotation Servers christel on 2004-10-11
[Scheduled Maintenance] Services database clear-out. christel on 2004-09-08
[Scheduled Maintenance] Services Downtime christel on 2004-09-05
[Scheduled Maintenance] Maintenance and Re-routing christel on 2004-08-12
[Announcement] Fundraising Update & Scheduled Maintenance christel on 2004-07-12
Fundraising Event christel on 2004-07-06
PDPC Fundraiser Event christel on 2004-07-05
GCF Delays christel on 2004-05-17
Group Contacts christel on 2004-04-16
[Announcement] Policy Changes christel on 2004-04-13
Customised Project Cloaks christel on 2004-03-25
A big thank you to Digium. christel on 2004-03-19
[Announcement] Feature Addition, freenode-info. christel on 2004-03-16
[Scheduled Maintenance] Bug fixes, expected network disturbances christel on 2004-02-14
[Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD Upgrades christel on 2004-01-31
Happy Birthday freenode! christel on 2004-01-27
[Release] dancer-ircd 1.0.32 christel on 2003-09-01
Network Status Update christel on 2003-08-11
[Scheduled Maintenance] IRCD Upgrade christel on 2003-08-03
Hubbing Problems christel on 2003-07-21
Dropping unused and expired nick and channel registrations. christel on 2003-06-05
[Announcement] Polling for statistics christel on 2003-06-05
New IRC Server Code Approaches Release christel on 2003-05-28
Pre-release -- dancer-ircd 1.0.32 christel on 2003-05-19
[Announcement] Additional FAQ items christel on 2003-04-25
[Scheduled Maintenance] Rehubbing christel on 2003-04-17
Server Hosting christel on 2003-04-10
Expired Nicks/Channels Purge christel on 2003-03-16
Happy New Year 2003! christel on 2003-01-01
Hubbing Issues christel on 2002-10-02
Server Issues christel on 2002-10-01
Updates to Policy Document christel on 2002-09-11
Welcome FSF and GNU! christel on 2002-08-26
Open Projects is now freenode! christel on 2002-08-14