You wrote: > This is what I don't understand. As far as I know the three largest irc > networks (IRCnet, Undernet and EFnet) are completely run on a voluntary > basis. They don't have a non-profit to support them and do not ask for > donations. And they are a lot bigger (over 80k users, while freenode has > just a bit under 7k according to http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/ ). So > how come that freenode, a relatively small network, needs so much money?
Sorry, but i don't think you can compare FreeNode and IRCNet. The IRCNet can run on a free basis because it get's sponsored by ISPs (like Netsurf, Tisacali, NGNet, Edisontel, Stealth and so on) and universities which can produce traffic mostly for free. -- .''`. Name: Martin Loschwitz : :' : E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `'` www: http://www.madkiss.org/ `- Use Debian GNU/Linux - http://www.debian.org
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