On 20/11/06, Angela beesley@gmail.com wrote:
I don't think there's much benefit to Wikimedia actually hosting IRC channels since freenode already does that better than we could.
Agreed. Running IRC servers isn't hard, running them well, and having them set up to handle a Wikimediaesque load is. The development and server administration teams don't really need the hassle of operating these, and I doubt we want a new clique to form to run them either. Freenode do an adequate enough job for our needs, and we seem to have a good reputation with them.
Rob Church