eXperimental Computing Facility

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Founded in 1986, the eXperimental Computing Facility (XCF) is an undergraduate computing-interest organization at University of California, Berkeley. The "Experimental" description was given in contrast to the Open Computing Facility and the Computer Science Undergraduate Association,{{cite web

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Members of the organization have been involved in projects such as NNTP,{{cite web|url=http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/04/xcf/|title=Free Photoshop for the people|first1=Ed|last1=Frauenheim|date=December 4, 2000|work=Salon}} Article on the history of the Experimental Computing Facility and its role in creating free software. GTK,{{cite web | title = eXperimental Computer Facility's proud present and impressive past | date = February 10, 2003 | publisher = Engineering News | url = http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/engnews/spring03/4S/XCF.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030422000244/http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/engnews/spring03/4S/XCF.html | archivedate = April 22, 2003}} GIMP, Gnutella, and Viola. Members of the XCF were instrumental in defending against the Morris Internet worm.