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about.shtml

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+<?php
+header('Location: http://freenode.net/');
+?>

about/index.php

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+<?php
+  require_once("page.class");
+  $about = new Page("About the network");
+  $about->end();
+?>

about_groups.shtml

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+topical_groups.shtml

acknowledgements.shtml

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+<!--#set var="more_meta" value="" --><!--#set var="page_title" value="freenode: acknowledgments" --><!--#set var="content_title" value="Acknowledgments" --><!--#include file="include/header-mainlogos.shtml" -->
+
+<p>
+<font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">
+Over the last ten years a lot of incredible people, projects and corporations have provided both time and resources to the PDPC and freenode, not only in getting the network up and running but also to ensure that it continously 
+grows and improve. We'd like to express thanks to those who have 
+
+<a href="pdpc.shtml">contributed</a>
+
+to the PDPC. We'd also like to thank the support volunteers that help oil the wheels during the day-to-day operations of the network. </p>
+
+<p>
+<font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">
+And while they may not always be visible to our userbase, we would like to send massive thanks to the groups and organizations whos logos appear below. While they've not given us direct financial support, they've provided 
+significant resources, be it by pointing their domains to us, providing regional servers or otherwise assisted us.. We really appreciate your help, without which we'd be nowhere near where we are today. Thank you, your continued 
+support is invaluable to us! 
+</font></p>
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">If you don't see your logo on
+this page, and you should, please email us at <b>web at
+freenode dot net</b> and we'll be happy to add you
+to the page. Thank you for using <span class="freenode">freenode</span>!</font></p>
+
+
+    <div align="center">
+      <a href="http://osuosl.org/"><img class="wide" src="images/ack_osl.png" align="middle" width="136" height="56" border="1" alt="Oregon State University Open Source Lab" title="Oregon State University Open Source Lab" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/"><img class="wide" src="images/ack_gentoo.png" align="middle" width="62" height="56" border="1" alt="Gentoo" title="Gentoo" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.gnu.org/"><img class="wide" src="images/ack_gnu_org.png" align="middle" width="60" height="56" border="1" alt="The GNU Project" title="The GNU Project" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.acc.umu.se/"><img class="wide" src="images/ack_acc_umea.png" align="middle" width="46" height="56" border="1" alt="Ume� University ACC" title="Ume� University ACC" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_ubuntu.png" align="middle" width="206" height="56" border="1" alt="Ubuntu" title="Ubuntu" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.kde.org/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_kde.png" align="middle" width="179" height="56" border="1" alt="The K Desktop Environment" title="The K Desktop Environment" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_freebsd_org.png" align="middle" width="52" height="56" border="1" alt="FreeBSD" title="FreeBSD" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.linux.org/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_linux_org.png" align="middle" width="50" height="56" border="1" alt="Linux Online" title="Linux Online" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.redhat.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_redhat.png" align="middle" width="57" height="56" border="1" alt="Red Hat Software" title="Red Hat Software" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.ghostscript.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_ghost.png" align="middle" width="57" height="56" border="1" alt="ghostscript.com" title="ghostscript.com" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.bytemark.co.uk/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_byte.png" align="middle" width="440" height="56" border="1" alt="bytemark.co.uk" title="bytemark.co.uk" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.vel.net/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_vel.png" align="middle" width="56" height="56" border="1" alt="vel.net" title="Velocity Networks" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.at-net.at/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_atnet.png" align="middle" width="123" height="56" border="1" alt="ATnet" title="ATnet" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.getonit.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_getonit.png" align="middle" width="122" height="56" border="1" alt="GetOnIt" title="GetOnIt" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.hispalinux.es/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_hispalinux.png" align="middle" width="157" height="56" border="1" alt="HispaLiNUX" title="HispaLiNUX" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_progsoc.png" align="middle" width="46" height="56" border="1" alt="The Programmers' Society" title="The Programmers' Society" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.choopa.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_choopa.png" align="middle" width="171" height="56" border="1" alt="Choopa" title="Choopa" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.ndchost.com/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_ndc.png" align="middle" width="155" height="56" border="1" alt="NDC" title="NDC" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.probe-networks.de/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_probe.png" align="middle" width="260" height="56" border="1" alt="Probe Networks" title="Probe Networks" /></a>
+      <a href="http://www.team-cymru.org/"><img class="narrow" src="images/ack_cymru.png" align="middle" width="200" height="56" border="1" alt="Team Cymru" title="Team Cymru" /></a>
+
+    </div>
+
+
+
+<!--#set var="SPONSOR_LINKS" value="<small>
+	</small>"-->
+
+<!--#include file="include/trailer.shtml" -->

active_development.shtml

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+<!--#set var="more_meta" value="" --><!--#set var="page_title" value="freenode: active development" --><!--#set var="content_title" value="active development" --><!--#include file="include/header-mainlogos.shtml" -->
+
+<p>
+Coming soon! 
+</p>
+
+<!--#set var="SPONSOR_LINKS" value="<small>
+	</small>"-->
+
+<!--#include file="include/trailer.shtml" -->

catalysts.shtml

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+<!--#set var="more_meta" value="" --><!--#set var="page_title" value="freenode philosophy: catalysts" --><!--#set var="content_title" value="Catalysts" --><!--#include file="include/header-mainlogos.shtml" -->
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">The "catalyst" role is critical to <b
+class="freenode">freenode</b> and an essential building block of channels.
+ No one is required to be a catalyst, but the users who perform this
+role ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the network.</font></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">IRC does not automatically produce a stable
+culture of cooperative effort. Even in cases where cooperation is intended,
+misunderstandings and personality incompatibilities can result in an
+extremely chaotic and hostile environment.  Catalysts help prevent and
+resolve misunderstanding, calm the waters when users have difficulties
+dealing with each other and provide examples of constructive behavior in
+environments where such behavior might not otherwise be the norm.</font></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">Catalysts try to resolve problems, not through
+the use of authority and special privilege, but by fostering consensus,
+gently nudging participants in the direction of more appropriate behavior
+and by generally reducing the level of confrontation rather than confronting
+users with problems.</font></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">Channel and network administrators may be
+catalysts and, indeed, are encouraged to take on that role.  Channels which
+recognize the importance of the catalyst role will foster more effective
+coordination of effort.  An important characteristic of successful catalysts
+is the infrequency with which they wear authority or invoke special
+privilege.</font></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"><span class="freenode">freenode</span> staffers and
+facilities hosting personnel are advised that an understanding and
+appreciation of the role of catalyst is essential to understanding the
+nature and intended purpose of the network.  As the network grows in size,
+formal training in the catalyst role will be provided.</font></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">An effective catalyst is:</font></p>
+
+
+<ul>
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Relaxed.</b> To keep things calm, you yourself must be calm.
+Learn the skills of staying genuinely relaxed.  Know your limitations;
+when you can't handle a problem situation calmly, get calmer heads
+involved.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Open-minded.</b> It's easy to make assumptions about other
+people's motivations.  When you decide someone is behaving
+maliciously, you've made an assumption about their motivation which may be
+difficult to disprove.  Try to make your assumptions about other
+people's motivations as positive as possible.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Responsible.</b> Peer-directed projects are a group activity
+with a strong need for responsible individual behavior.  Rumors,
+innuendo and gossip can derail projects and ruin reputations. If everybody
+knows something is true, who is "everybody?" Did the person
+you're talking to get their information from documented, factual sources,
+or is it hearsay? If you can't be sure of the answer to those questions,
+should you be passing on what they've said?
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000">
+<b>Unobtrusive.</b> It's not necessary to invoke authority to help solve a
+problem, and far better if you don't.  Look for an opportunity to nudge the
+situation into a more productive track. Don't critique the user if a quiet
+change of subject, or a private conversation on a completely different
+topic, can help make the problem fade away.
+
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Realistic.</b> Accept the personalities of your users and
+concentrate on problem resolution.  Don't expect people to suddenly change
+their personalities to make problem resolution easier.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Careful.</b> Everything you say will be interpreted by the
+users with whom you interact.  Consider how your remarks will be interpreted
+before you make them.  Make sure the message you convey is the one you
+intend.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Attentive.</b> Understand the situation you have walked into
+before you act.  Question your assumptions.  Look for signs you have
+misinterpreted the situation, in order to avoid causing difficulties for a
+user who did not create the problem.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Minimalist.</b> Don't do more than you need to in order to
+resolve a problem.  A problem scene is often the wrong time and place to set
+policy.  Concentrate on the resolution, and on collecting information you
+can think about later.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Courteous.</b> Even under time pressure, courtesy costs little
+and impresses people a lot.  It's not about whether working with the person
+is easy or difficult; it's about setting the right tone.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Cooperative.</b> Look for opportunities to get people involved in the
+resolution of their own and others' problems.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>Someone with an internal locus of control.</b> Catalysts concentrate on solving problems, not
+bestowing blame.  Treat the situation as the problem, accept the users for
+who they are and try to figure out how best to help resolve the difficulty.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica"  color="#000000"> <b>A user.</b> Remember that you're not in charge.  Everybody
+runs their own little corner of the world.  Let them do the job they're
+capable of.  Just help the process along as unobtrusively as possible. 
+Other catalysts are users as well, and nobody is perfect.  We're all just
+here to do our best to keep things running well.
+<br /><br /></font></li>
+
+
+</ul>
+
+<!--#set var="SPONSOR_LINKS" value="<small>
+	</small>"-->
+
+<!--#include file="include/trailer.shtml" -->