>      Hmmm... freenode[.net?] seems to be down at the moment. It's timing
> out
> on the /server command -- or does freenode expect a different port
> (other  than 6667)?
>      I think this is a good interim solution. If channel #plug isn't in
> use,
> can we just "drop in" and start using it? (I'm not familiar with
> freenode's  policies.)
>

Freenode has been up all morning for me.  You might want to check your
network services.  You can also get in via a "proxy buster" at:

http://www.gnuenterprise.org/cgi-bin/irc-proxy/irc.cgi

I believe #plug is taken, but certainly we can come up with something
else.  I personally would like to see #azoto :) but azlinux or phxlinux or
phxlug would suffice.

-Derek