=== modified file '.pc/applied-patches'
--- .pc/applied-patches	2010-07-13 21:38:46 +0000
+++ .pc/applied-patches	2010-07-30 09:10:13 +0000
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 34_start_raised_execpt_in_session.patch
 36_chat_window_default_size.patch
 37_facebook_default.patch
+38_lp_569289.patch

=== modified file 'debian/changelog'
--- debian/changelog	2010-07-13 21:38:46 +0000
+++ debian/changelog	2010-07-30 09:10:13 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+empathy (2.31.5.1-0ubuntu2) maverick; urgency=low
+
+  * Set freenode as default IRC network for new IRC accounts (LP: #569289)
+
+ -- Bilal Akhtar <bilalakhtar96@yahoo.com>  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:58 +0530
+
 empathy (2.31.5.1-0ubuntu1) maverick; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream version:

=== added file 'debian/patches/38_lp_569289.patch'
--- debian/patches/38_lp_569289.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ debian/patches/38_lp_569289.patch	2010-07-30 09:10:13 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Description: Patch to set freenode as default IRC network
+ This patch fixes ubuntu bug #569289 by setting Freenode as the default 
+ IRC network for new IRC accounts.
+
+Author: Bilal Akhtar <bilalakhtar96@yahoo.com>
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/bugs/569289
+--- a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-account-widget-irc.c
++++ b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-account-widget-irc.c
+@@ -414,7 +414,12 @@
+         }
+     }
+ 
+-
++  if (network == NULL)
++  {
++	const gchar *freenodeserver = (const gchar*)"chat.freenode.net";
++	network = empathy_irc_network_manager_find_network_by_address (
++          settings->network_manager, freenodeserver);
++  }
+   fill_networks_model (settings, network);
+ }
+ 

=== modified file 'debian/patches/series'
--- debian/patches/series	2010-07-13 21:38:46 +0000
+++ debian/patches/series	2010-07-30 09:10:13 +0000
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 36_chat_window_default_size.patch
 37_facebook_default.patch
 
+38_lp_569289.patch

=== modified file 'libempathy-gtk/empathy-account-widget-irc.c'
--- libempathy-gtk/empathy-account-widget-irc.c	2010-06-18 11:50:45 +0000
+++ libempathy-gtk/empathy-account-widget-irc.c	2010-07-30 09:10:13 +0000
@@ -414,7 +414,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-
+  if (network == NULL)
+  {
+	const gchar *freenodeserver = (const gchar*)"chat.freenode.net";
+	network = empathy_irc_network_manager_find_network_by_address (
+          settings->network_manager, freenodeserver);
+  }
   fill_networks_model (settings, network);
 }