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   2 Title: freenode live!
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   4 freenode live is a community-focused live event designed to **build** and **strengthen** relationships between Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) developers and users. freenode live seeks to raise awareness of and promote FOSS alternatives to proprietary software. Facilitating face-to-face interaction, creative workshops, talks and think tanks, freenode live will bring developers and users together in a nurturing and dynamic environment stimulating the free exchange of ideas and information while fostering cross-project collaboration and dialogue for innovation.
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   6 Join prominent companies, leading open-source projects and academia to participate in discussion about the future of Free and Open-Source Software at freenode live.
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   8 Featuring collaborative coding and social events, talks from some of the brightest minds in FOSS and backing by some of the biggest players in the industry freenode live is a conference worth getting involved in. Plan an event, attend a workshop, work a booth, give a talk or just show up, we're about bringing people together and allowing them to build great, lasting and useful relationships, software and ideas and we'd like you to join us!
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  10 Keep an eye out for announcements from freenode as we finalise the details and open up registration! We hope to see you all at freenode live!