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<p> 
  These groups provide references services and manage moderated discussion
  on specific topic areas. They assert no legal or informal rights to the
  unofficial
 

  <a href="policy.shtml#topicalchannels">topical or reference channels</a>

  they've reserved on the network. Groups in this category may provide
  cloaks, or virtual hostnames, to their affiliated users, in one of the
  following reserved top level domains:
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<blockquote><i>
  about<br />
  reference<br />
  topic<br />
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<p>
  New group registrations are no longer accepted for topical groups.
</p>

<p>
  The following groups maintain unofficial topical or reference channels on
  <span class="freenode">freenode</span>:
</p>

<table summary="Topical and Reference Groups">
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    <td valign="top"><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23linux">about/linux</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">
      <b>##linux</b>, support for GNU/Linux.
    </td>
  </tr>
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    <td valign="top"><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23networking">about/networking</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">
      Networking support and discussion <b>(##networking)</b>.
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23php">about/php</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">
      <a href="http://www.hashphp.org">PHP User Group on freenode</a> <b>(##php)</b>.
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23security">about/security</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">
      Security-related discussion <b>(##security)</b>.
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23%23unixlove">about/unixlove</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">
      A discussion group for people who love Unix-like systems <b>(##unixlove)</b>.
    </td>
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