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| company_name = Peer-Directed Projects Center| | |||
| company_logo = | | |||
| company_type = ] | | |||
| company_slogan = | | |||
| 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) | | |||
| operating_profit = | | |||
| homepage = | |||
| }} | |||
| The '''PDPC''' is known as the organization which runs the ] ] network, where many prominent open source projects host their official IRC channels. 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. The GNU Project<ref>, GNU Project, August 26, 2002</ref> uses the freenode network for communication. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The PDPC was founded and initially directed by the late<ref>, freenode.net, September 16, 2006</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, November 11, 2006</ref> | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| == See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| {{wikinews|PDPC President Rob Levin has died}} | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
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