OFTC forms out of dissatisfaction with OPN

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+In 2001, the [Open and Free Technology Community (OFTC)][10] [IRC][20]
+network was formed by those dissatisfied with what was offered for the free
+software community by the Open Projects Network (OPN, later renamed to
+[Freenode][30]).
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+It aspired to [offer services beyond IRC][40], as something that
+differentiated it from OPN.  Those plans were never realized.  Due perhaps
+to the attention other IRC networks received during the Freenode management
+change in 2021, [reference to those plans][50] was [ dropped][60] in late
+May 2021.
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+[10]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_and_Free_Technology_Community
+[20]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
+[30]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode
+[40]: https://web.archive.org/web/20021013174738/http://www.oftc.net/faq/oftc/
+[50]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210304090311/https://www.oftc.net/FAQ/General_Questions/#what-services-does-oftc-provide
+[60]: https://www.oftc.net/FAQ/General_Questions/#what-services-does-oftc-provide
+