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Freenode Blog
blog.freenode.net · Company blog · on HN since 2009
The official blog of freenode, the IRC network for open source projects, covering server incidents, policy changes, and organizational news.
What HN saysHN links it as the primary source on freenode events, such as the Mibbit webchat block, spam and DDoS attacks, and the dissolution of its parent organization.
18HN people shared it
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Most-shared posts
- 1Mibbit access to freenode disabled and new freenode webchat4 people · 2 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
- 2Freenode IRC has had a few servers compromised, reset your nickserv passwords3 people · 24 points · first shared 2014 · 2 comments on HN
- 3Freenode Spam Attack2 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
- 4Freenode's Parent Organization Dissolved1 people · 86 points · first shared 2013 · 13 comments on HN
- 5Recent Events and Future Changes1 people · 64 points · first shared 2016 · 11 comments on HN
- 6Freenode to allow Google+ to mine data in irc1 people · 9 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 7Helping-gnome-defend-its-trademark1 people · 6 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 8PDPC, Freenode's Parent Organization, has been dissolved1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 9Freenode to Purge Inactive Nicks, Channels, and Accounts on October 2nd1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 10Help testing ircd-seven, freenodes new IRC server deployment.1 people · 2 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 11Freenode April 1st quiz1 people · 1 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 12The good the bad and the ugly1 people · first shared 2014
- 13Turbulence1 people · first shared 2014
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froo · 2009-06-19
People abusing mibbit webchat to cause strife
http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-i…
Honestly, freenode is loaded up with tech savvy users. This will solve nothing. If users want to cause strife on channels, the tool they use is inconsequential. Below are two scenario's off the top of my head.
Scenario #1 - people will be using proxies and using freenode's webchat client = banning mibbit was pointless
Scenario #2 - people will be using their own irc clients and using open proxies = banning mibbit was pointless
So banning of mibbit hasn't actually solved the problem, but like I theorised above, has the potential to funnel revenue to freenode and given the timing of axod's post about revenue, with the banning of mibbit only a day or so after followed by the awfully convenient default webchat installation that freenode put up, it smells a little fishy (even if it's tin foil hat territory, you still have to admit it's bad timing on freenodes part).
EDIT - Scenario #3 - lowtech, just reconnecting off your router to refresh your IP and connect from home = banning mibbit was pointless
rcfox · 2014-02-06
Freenode has very recently been under DDoS attack[1] and has been dealing with them for at least a year or more[2]. It seems likely that they're getting the same government treatment as Quakenet. Given that Freenode hosts channels for many open source projects, these attacks aren't just annoying bystanders, they're potentially affecting the progress of our technology.
[1] http://blog.freenode.net/2014/02/turbulence/
[2] http://blog.freenode.net/2013/05/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
zitterbewegung · 2009-06-19
Statement by freenode because of the block
http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-i…
Analysis:
Seems like mibbit was being abused and it was difficult for freenode to combat the abuse. Freenode eventually just got fed up with all the time required to fix the problem. It was too easy to get on mibbit to evade a ban to screw with a channel.
ankhmoop · 2009-06-19
Doesn't serve as counter argument for web chat providing strong value proposition, just that Freenode leveraged existing open source software to provide an alternative solution that they could directly manage.
http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-i…