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 			The QuakeForge project is using the OpenProjects IRC Network for talks in the #quakeforge channel on irc.quakeforge.net.
 			<br>IrcLogs can be found <a href="ftp://quake.sourceforge.net/pub/quake/irclogs">here</a>.
+			<br>Alas, the logs are gzipped because of the need to conserve space and reduce download size for users who pay for bandwidth. Please help GNU <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html">port</a> gzip to your favorite platform, or get with the times and use <a href="http://www.linux.com/">Linux</a>.
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