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 <tr><td>2013-08-06:<td><strong>GF 3.5 released!</strong>
     <a href="download/release-3.5.html">Release notes</a>.
 <tr><td>2013-07-26:<td>Started a page with <A HREF="lib/doc/rgl-publications.html">RGL Documentation and Publications</A>.
-<tr><td>2013-06-24:<td>We are now running the IRC channel <strong><code>#gf</code></strong> on the Freenode network.
+<tr><td>2013-06-24:<td>We are now running the IRC channel <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gf"><strong><code>#gf</code></strong></a> on the Freenode network.
 <tr><td>2013-06-19:<td>New resource grammar language: Maltese.
     See <a href="lib/doc/synopsis.html">library synopsis</a>.
 <tr><td>2013-04-25:<td>New resource grammar language: Greek.