Hi, I recommend we register #bigtop on freenode.
Freenode policy says that in order to request ownership of a group-related channel, someone from that group has to establish an official relationship with the network by filling in a group contact form. This person needs to have the permission of the group to do so. For project-oriented groups like Bigtop, this appointment has to be made in accordance with the group's decision making process. I therefore ask for the PMC to appoint a contact or for the community to vote one (whichever is fit), who then establishes a relationship with the freenode network in order to get ownership of the #bigtop channel and perform administrative tasks needed. What I recommend is kicking this off as the lead and then allocating 2 or 3 other members as alternatives with admin permissions on the channel. As I have done this in the past for a few projects and have operator status on several channels, I am very familiar with the process on freenode, I'll gladly take this on. Let me know your thoughts. Cheers, Peter
