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| company_logo = | | |||
| company_type = ] | | |||
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| foundation = ] (2002) | | |||
| location = London, England| | |||
| key_people = Christel Dahlskjaer, President<br />Peter D. Colley, Treasurer<br />Martin Buckland, Secretary<br />and formerly ], Founder, late President and Executive Director| | |||
| num_employees = 0<ref>, second bullet</ref> | | |||
| industry = Internet Services| | |||
| products = ] | | |||
| revenue = under $25000 USD (2005) | | |||
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| The '''PDPC''' is known as the organization which runs the ] ] network, where many prominent open source projects operate an IRC chat service, including ], ], ], ] and unofficially ]. The PDPC is incorporated in ] and ]. | |||
| == 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 ] projects, and encouraging the use of free software through supporting its development. Many FLOSS development groups including the ]<ref>, ], ], ]</ref> use the freenode network for communication. However, other projects that focus on community-driven progress are also welcomed. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The PDPC was founded and initially directed by the late<ref>, freenode.net, ], ]</ref> | |||
| ] (] '''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.<ref>, freenode.net, ], ]</ref> | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| == See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| {{wikinews|PDPC President Rob Levin has died}} | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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