The '''Open and Free Technology Community''' ('''OFTC''') is an [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] [[computer network|network]] whichthat provides collaboration services to members of the [[free software community]] in any part of the world. OFTC is a member project of [[Software in the Public Interest]], a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. Their servers are all accessible from the [[Domain name system|___domain name]] [irc://irc.oftc.net irc.oftc.net]. OFTC currently has 32 volunteer staff members, and 21 sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oftc.net/oftc/Staff |title=Staff |publisher=OFTC |date= |accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref>
