X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/blobdiff_plain/008490f684a178d6ebacf21d2dc9f7d18246213a..002487698e8290e133c27854b0d55c6d29e90ebd:/content/pages/policies.md diff --git a/content/pages/policies.md b/content/pages/policies.md index 2ddd04ffc..b7b86f100 100644 --- a/content/pages/policies.md +++ b/content/pages/policies.md @@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ Title: The Policies Purpose ================== -The freenode project exists to help peer-directed project communities flourish. -Peer-directed projects combine open, informal participation with broad licensing -and wide dissemination of output. - -freenode provides facilities to peer-directed project communities, including those -of free and open source software (FOSS). The IRC component of freenode is a -self-referential medium, existing mainly to service IRC users — but the network -was created to serve groups that exist outside of IRC. freenode is designed to encourage -community members to improve their skills in the areas of cooperative effort, interpersonal -communication and project coordination, and to create a real-time bridge to the outside world -for our target communities. +The freenode project exists to help all communities. Its focus is peer-directed projects +and open innovation communities. Peer-directed projects combine open, informal participation +with broad licensing and wide dissemination of output. + +freenode provides facilities to peer-directed project communities and the combined efforts +of open innovations, including those of free and open source software (FOSS). Freenode +utilizes IRC to service its users — but the network was created to serve groups that +exist outside of IRC. freenode is designed to encourage community members to improve their +skills in the areas of cooperative effort, interpersonal communication and project +coordination, and to create a real-time bridge to the outside world for our target communities. Nickname ownership ================== @@ -44,13 +43,15 @@ Channel ownership ================= Channels on freenode fall into one of two categories. Primary channels, which -begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. If you’d -like to take over one of these channels, then you’ll need to be associated in -some way with the project in question. Topical, or ‘about’ channels, begin with -two # characters, and these are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to -the first person who registers it with ChanServ. As with nicknames, however, we -reserve the right to remove or alter registrations where we believe they have -not been made in good faith. +begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. Primary +channels are required to stay open. If a primary channel closes access to its +users or is in violation of freenode policies, then it will be closed and forwarded +to a topical channel. If you’d like to take over one of these primary channels, then +you’ll need to be associated in some way with the project in question. Topical, +or ‘about’ channels, begin with two # characters, and these are allocated on a +first-come, first-served basis to the first person who registers it with ChanServ. +As with nicknames, however, we reserve the right to remove or alter registrations +where we believe they have not been made in good faith. Primary channels do not expire with inactivity, though they can be claimed at any time by a representative of an on-topic project with the appropriate name. @@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ While freenode agrees to accept service of law enforcement requests based on the Last revised July 30, 2018 -This policy was last updated on: 30 July 2018 +This policy page was last updated on: 25 May 2021 If you have any questions about freenode policies, please e-mail policy@freenode.net.