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 ## Community
 - [Homebrew/discussions (forum)](https://github.com/homebrew/discussions/discussions)
-- [freenode.net\#machomebrew (IRC)](irc://irc.freenode.net/#machomebrew)
 - [@MacHomebrew (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/MacHomebrew)
 
 ## License