References:
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     [1][1]https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/Community
     AndContact#IRC
     [2][2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_co
     nflict
     [3][3]https://www.gentoo.org/news/2021/05/26/gentoo-freenode-channel
     s-hijacked.htm

   [4]https://www.gentoo.org/news/2021/05/26/gentoo-freenode-channels-hija
   cked.html is the link that works for me :-) ('l' at the end)

     [4][5]https://libera.chat/guides
     [5][6]https://oftc.net/
     [6][7]https://hackint.org/connect

References

   1. https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/CommunityAndContact#IRC
   2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode#Ownership_change_and_conflict
   3. https://www.gentoo.org/news/2021/05/26/gentoo-freenode-channels-hijacked.htm
   4. https://www.gentoo.org/news/2021/05/26/gentoo-freenode-channels-hijacked.html
   5. https://libera.chat/guides
   6. https://oftc.net/
   7. https://hackint.org/connect