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+# IRC Operational Notes
+
+The Rust Embedded Working Group uses the following IRC Channel for communication:
+- Network: `irc.mozilla.org`
+- Channel: `#rust-embedded`
+
+This document concerns the organization of this channel. We adopted the hierarchy as follows in the rest of this document.
+
+### Channel Owner
+
+IRC user mode: `+q`
+
+Rights:
+ - Modify the list of admins, operators, half-operators, and voices.
+ - Modify the topic of the channel.
+ - Can mute the channel with `+m` channel mode.
+ - Grant operator, half-operator and voice rights.
+ - Invite bots into the channel.
+ - Kick and ban users in violation of the channel rules or the Code of Conduct.
+ - Speak when the channel is muted.
+
+The channel owner for the Embedded WG's IRC channel shall be the leader of the Working Group (currently @japaric).
+
+### Channel Operator
+
+IRC user mode: `+o`
+
+Rights:
+ - Modify the list of half-operators and voices.
+ - Modify the topic of the channel.
+ - Can mute the channel with `+m` channel mode.
+ - Grant half-operator and voice rights.
+ - Invite bots into the channel.
+ - Kick and ban users in violation of the channel rules or the Code of Conduct.
+ - Speak when the channel is muted.
+
+The channel operators should people who are maintaining projects under the umbrella of the `rust-embedded` organization.
+
+### Channel Half Operator
+
+IRC user mode: `+h`
+
+Rights:
+ - Grant voice rights to users.
+ - Kick and ban users in violation of the channel rules or the Code of Conduct.
+ - Modify the topic of the channel.
+ - Speak when the channel is muted.
+
+The channel's half-operators should be the members of the Triage team and esteemed contributors to the projects maintained under the `rust-embedded` organization. The decision as to who is an 'estemeed' contribution to a project is left to the discretion of each project maintainer.
+
+### Channel Voice
+
+IRC user mode: `+v`
+
+Rights:
+ - Speak when the channel is muted
+
+The voice right is granted to volunteers and contributors of the WG at the discretion of project maintainers.