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  * [Making changes to Cockpit](HACKING.md)
  * [How to contribute, developer documentation](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/wiki/Contributing)
- * IRC Channel: #cockpit on FreeNode
+ * IRC Channel: #cockpit on [libera.chat](https://libera.chat/)
  * [Mailing List](https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cockpit-devel.lists.fedorahosted.org/)
  * [Guiding Principles](https://cockpit-project.org/ideals.html)
  * [Release Notes](https://cockpit-project.org/blog/category/release.html)