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The primary OLPC '''communication channels''' are [[#Mailing lists|mailing lists]], [[#IRC|IRC channels]], and [[#Forums|discussion forums]].
Our primary communication channels are mail, [[#Mailing lists|mailing lists]], [[#IRC|chat]], and blogs.


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== Mail ==
We use mail for private messages. See: [[Contact us]].


== Live Chat ==
== Mailing lists ==
We use mailing lists for public discussions. See: [[Mailing lists]].
Most OLPC live chat takes place on IRC (that's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC Internet Relay Chat]). You can either use a computer-based client to log in to IRC (like [[XOirc]] on the XO) or a web interface below.


=== IRC ===
== Chat ==
We use Google+ hangouts for public meetings, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC Internet Relay Chat] for chat without camera. See: [[IRC]].


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== Blogs ==
Click on http://webchat.freenode.net . Fill in the screen with the information shown below. (Put your own nickname instead of your-name-here; and if you have a different channel to go to, like #olpc-meeting for example, type that name instead of #olpc-help.) Click the 'Connect' button.
We use a blog for public announcements. See: [[Blogs]].

:(Note: The form below is just an image.)

[[File:Irc-howto-1.png|link=]]

You will be logged into chat. You can see the list of other people in the channel on the right side of your screen, and the conversation in the main window. To talk, type your message into the text box at the bottom, and hit Enter to send.

===Channels===

IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well.

The OLPC Community uses a series of ''channels'' in the '''<tt>irc.freenode.net</tt>''' and <tt>irc.oftc.net</tt> networks. If you have a user page on this wiki, use {{tl|User irc}} to indicate your participation in IRC channels, and to find the category where users are registered.

[[Sugar]]-related channels are detailed at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Internet_Relay_Chat

==== irc.freenode.net channels ====

{|
|-
| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:'''
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-help&prompt=1 #olpc-help] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-help</tt> || Community help. If you need help using your XO, and you haven't asked anywhere else: try here first. You can access it [http://en.forum.laptop.org/chat/ from a web page right now].
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-ayuda&prompt=1 #olpc-ayuda] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-ayuda</tt> || The Spanish language (Español) version of #olpc-help.
|- valign="top"
| width=200px | <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc&prompt=1 #olpc] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc</tt> || Contact point for all things olpc, ''and'' the core hardware development team's own channel. Picture a room where the knowledgeable core people are hard at work. It is a good place for authoritative answers, but people may be out, or too busy to respond, or don't want interruptions at the moment. '''Consider going to #olpc-help first.'''
|- valign="top"
| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Developer:'''
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=fedora-olpc&prompt=1 #fedora-olpc] or irc://irc.freenode.net#fedora-olpc</tt> || The home of the [[Fedora]] interest group for OLPC
|-
|}

==== irc.oftc.net channels ====

{|
|-
| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Developer:'''
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[https://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23olpc-devel #olpc-devel] or irc://irc.oftc.net#olpc-devel</tt> || Primary home of Developers conversation in IRC
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[https://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23schoolserver #schoolserver] or irc://irc.oftc.net#schoolserver</tt> || Development of the [[XS]] [[School server]]
|-
| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Community:'''
|- valign="top"
| <tt>[https://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23olpc-admin #olpc-admin] or irc://irc.oftc.net#olpc-admin</tt> || Home of the Volunteer sys-admin squad: [[Infrastructure gang]]
|}

[[Communication_channels/IRC_other|More channels are listed here.]]

=== How to use irc channels ===

# Another web-based chat for freenode.net channels is [http://ebchat.freenode.net qwebirc], with nickname: (whatever you like), and channel: #sugar (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into).
# Another web-based chat for channels other than freenode.net is [http://www.mibbit.com mibbit], with nickname: (whatever you like), server: irc.oftc.net, and channel: #schoolserver (or whatever other channel you're trying to get into). It also includes an '''inline translation''' service that is helpful when other languages are used.
# Some helpful resources are [http://www.mirc.com/irc.html here], and [http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html this tutorial], which also includes basic commands.
# Learn about IRC etiquette. Try [http://www.ircbeginner.com/ircinfo/etiquette.html here], [http://www.livinginternet.com/r/ru_chatq.htm here], or [http://www.wxwidgets.org/wiki/index.php/IRC_Etiquette here], or [http://www.nerdfest.org/lh_rules.html this link] specifically about asking questions on channels like #olpc-help.
#* For IRC on your XO, install the latest '''[[XoIRC]]''' activity.
# Connect to one of the above channels, and say hello. (To do this, choose irc.freenode.net as your server, and then /join a channel... if you're new to IRC, the [irc://freenode/#olpc-help #olpc-help] channel is probably the place you want to go first).
# Instruction for using the meeting log robot: [[User:Dogi/meeting]]
# Note [[OLPC growing pains]].

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== Forums ==

There are a number of active OLPC forums, including
* http://forum.laptop.org/ - The "official" OLPC community support forum, but not frequented by core developers.
:Total posts 10,896 • Total topics 2,414 • Total members 6,555 • <sub>08 June 2012</sub>
* http://olpcnews.com/forum/ - A once popular forum site, but now '''read-only'''.
:Total posts: 31,942 • Total topics: 3,843 • Total members: 2,406 • <sub>08 June 2012</sub>

== [[Mailing lists]] ==
;<big> See: [[Mailing lists]] </big>

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==[[Blogs]]==
{{:Blogs}}


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[[Category:Developers]]
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[[Category:Sugar]]
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Our primary communication channels are mail, mailing lists, chat, and blogs.

Mail

We use mail for private messages. See: Contact us.

Mailing lists

We use mailing lists for public discussions. See: Mailing lists.

Chat

We use Google+ hangouts for public meetings, or Internet Relay Chat for chat without camera. See: IRC.

Blogs

We use a blog for public announcements. See: Blogs.

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