Peer-Directed Projects Center
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The PDPC is known as the organization which runs the freenode
IRC network, prominent open source projects such as the GNU Project
operate an IRC chat service. The PDPC is incorporated in England
and Wales
.
projects, and encouraging the use of free software through supporting its development. The GNU Project uses the freenode network for communication.
Rob Levin
(a.k.a. lilo). In November 2006, the board went through a reshuffle and new members were installed. Seth Schoen left and Christel Dahlskjaer, senior freenode staffer became the secretary and head of staff on freenode in Schoen's place. Also joining the board was David Levin, Rob's brother.
Freenode
freenode, formerly known as Open Projects Network, is an IRC network used to discuss peer-directed projects. Their servers are all accessible from the domain name [irc://chat.freenode.net chat.freenode.net], which load balances connections by using the actual servers in rotation...
IRC network, prominent open source projects such as the GNU Project
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on September 27, 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. It initiated GNU operating system development in January, 1984...
operate an IRC chat service. The PDPC is incorporated in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Goals
PDPC was created to run the freenode network and to establish a variety of programs relating to peer-directed project communities. According to its charter, the PDPC exists "to help peer-directed project communities flourish", mostly based around free and open source softwareFoss
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projects, and encouraging the use of free software through supporting its development. The GNU Project uses the freenode network for communication.
History
The PDPC was founded and initially directed by the lateRob Levin
Rob Levin
-External links:* – Rob Levin's essay on the marginalization of scarcity...
(a.k.a. lilo). In November 2006, the board went through a reshuffle and new members were installed. Seth Schoen left and Christel Dahlskjaer, senior freenode staffer became the secretary and head of staff on freenode in Schoen's place. Also joining the board was David Levin, Rob's brother.