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See https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/371
FreeNode is a large IRC network that supports open-source projects. Fedora has several IRC channels on FreeNode, and many meetings are held in those channels. Key information exchanged on FreeNode should also be sent to the mailing lists for the rest of the community.
Refer to our Communicate#IRC page for more details.