Details of IRC Network freenode

 - Welcome to asimov.freenode.net in TX, USA!  Thanks to
- Rackspace (www.rackspace.com) for sponsoring
- this server!
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- ASIMOV, ISAAC [1920-1992].  One of the brightest stars of the
- science fiction universe.  Author of I Robot, the
- Foundation series (which "grew like Topsy"), Pebble in the
- Sky and hundreds of works of science fact and science
- fiction.
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- Welcome to freenode - supporting the free and open source
- software communities since 1998.
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- By connecting to freenode you indicate that you have read and
- agree to adhere to our policies and procedures as per the
- website (http://freenode.net/).
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- We would like to remind you that unauthorised public logging
- of channels on the network is prohibited. Public channel
- logging should only take place where the channel owner(s) has
- requested this and users of the channel are all made aware
- (if you are publically logging your channel, you may wish to 
- keep a notice in the topic and perhaps as an on-join message).
-  
- freenode runs an open proxy scanner. For details on freenode 
- network policy, please take a look at our policy page 
- (http://freenode.net/policy.shtml).  Your use of the network
- indicates your acceptance of this policy.
-  
- Please join #freenode for any network-related questions or
- queries, there are numerous freenode volunteers and helpful
- users who would be happy to try answer any questions you might
- have.
-  
- Check out www.fossevents.org to find out what is happening in
- your area, join us at FOSSCON (www.fosscon.org) for talks and
- real-life collaboration or bring a picnic and come join
- like-minded geeks for a geeknic (www.geeknic.org) somewhere
- close to you. 
- Lastly, massive thanks to the OSU Open Source Lab
- (http://osuosl.org/) and Private Internet Access
- (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/) for their sustained,
- long term support and dedication they show to the FOSS
- communities.
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- Please read http://blog.freenode.net/2010/11/be-safe-out-there/
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