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Our primary communication channels are mail and blogs. |
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== Mail == |
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We use mail for private messages. See: [[Contact us]]. |
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== Blogs == |
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We use a blog for public announcements. See: [[Blogs]]. |
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Most OLPC 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 like the one [http://en.forum.laptop.org/chat/ at our forum]. |
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=== IRC === |
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====IRC for the total First Time user==== |
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''' [http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-meeting&prompt=1 Just click here]''' for IRC meetings on the OLPC Meetings channel - this will open a web interface provided by qwebirc that will connect you right away. Just click '''connect''' when that window opens, and you're in! |
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====easy IRC ==== |
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Navigate to http://webchat.freenode.net. Fill in the screen with the information shown below. (Put your own name instead of your-name-here, and if you have a different channel to go to, type its name instead of #olpc-help.) Click the 'connect' button. |
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[[Image:Irc-howto-1.png]] |
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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 textbox at the bottom, and hit Enter to send. |
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[[Image:Irc-howto-2.png]] |
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===Channels=== |
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IRC is mainly designed for group communication in discussion 'channels', but allows for personal chat and data transfer as well. |
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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. |
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==== irc.freenode.net channels ==== |
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''General:''' |
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| <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]. |
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| <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. |
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| 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.''' |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-content&prompt=1 #olpc-content] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-content</tt> || [[content]] related matters and general discussion. |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 #sugar] or irc://irc.freenode.net#sugar</tt> || [[Sugar]] development. |
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Developer:''' |
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| <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 |
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Primary Community Channels''' |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-groups&prompt=1 #olpc-groups] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-groups</tt> || Global channel for all local communities (no language barriers) |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-health&prompt=1 #olpc-health] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-health</tt> || Global channel for all health-related communities (English) |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-es&prompt=1 #olpc-es] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-es</tt> || [[Spanish]] language channel |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-brasil&prompt=1 #olpc-brasil] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-brasil</tt> || [[Portuguese_language|Portuguese]] language channel |
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| <tt>[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=olpc-europe&prompt=1 #olpc-europe] or irc://irc.freenode.net#olpc-europe</tt> || Regional discussions for [[OLPC Europe|Europe]] |
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==== irc.oftc.net channels ==== |
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Developer:''' |
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| <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 |
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| <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]] |
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| colspan=2 style="background:lightyellow; border:1px solid black;" | '''Community:''' |
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| <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]] |
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[[Communication_channels/IRC_other|other channels]] |
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=== How to use irc channels === |
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# For the #olpc-family of channels, you can visit the [http://forum.laptop.org/chat/ Live Web Chat]. It defaults to #olpc-help, but you can join another channel by entering<br><tt>/join #olpc-<channel></tt> (#olpc-meeting, for example) on the message-entry line. |
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# 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). |
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# 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. |
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# 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. |
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# 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. |
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#* For IRC on your XO, install the latest '''[[XoIRC]]''' activity. |
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# 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). |
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# Instruction for using the meeting log robot: [[User:Dogi/meeting]] |
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# Note [[OLPC growing pains]]. |
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== Forums == |
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There are a number of active OLPC forums, including |
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* http://forum.laptop.org/ - The "official" OLPC community support forum, but not frequented by core developers. <span style="background:#FFFFFF; padding:1px; margin-left:20px; font-size:75%;">[[Image:red.png]][[User:Yamaplos|<span style="color:#000091;cursor:" title="Executive Director, OLE Bolivia"> Yamaplos </span>]]</span><font size="small"> 18:59, 31 March 2009 (UTC) |
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:Total posts: 9.344 • Total topics: 1.922 • Total members: 3.757 • <sub>FGrose 26 March 2009 (EDT)</sub> |
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* http://olpcnews.com/forum/ - A more popular forum site, but not frequented by core developers. |
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:Total posts: 28.249 • Total topics: 3.344 • Total members: 3.742 • <sub>FGrose 26 March 2006 (EDT)</sub> |
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== [[Mailing lists]] == |
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;<big> See: [[Mailing lists]] </big> |
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The full list of mailing lists is at '''http://lists.laptop.org'''. Sometimes they multiply when one isn't watching. |
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Lists can be searched [http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&cof=&domains=lists.laptop.org&btnG=Search&sitesearch=lists.laptop.org with google]. |
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See also the '''[http://lists.sugarlabs.org mailing lists for Sugar Labs]'''. |
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There are also many other [[Outside mailing lists|mailing lists]] on topics related to the OLPC project. |
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===Starting a new list=== |
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The best way to start a new mailing list is to begin a discussion on a related list that already exists, and once the discussion becomes active, to ask for a separate list for that topic or that sort of traffic. |
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When you have a critical mass of people regularly talking about the same topic, request a mailing list by emailing the following information to '''sysadmin''' at '''laptop''' dot '''org''': |
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# The name you want for your mailing list, with alternative names if the first one is taken |
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# A description of the list, its purpose, and why it's needed (being able to say "we've been talking on this other list for a while, and the discussion has grown too big - see these archive links" is helpful) |
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# The name/email of the list admin, and of at least one other moderator (minimum one admin and one moderator) |
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# At least 10 names/emails of people who want to be the initial subscribers |
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It may take a while (usually several days) to hear a response back, so please be patient! |
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====List subscribers==== |
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The subscribers for many lists with non-private rosters can be viewed by visiting this web address, <nowiki>http://lists.laptop.org/mailman/roster/</nowiki><listname>. (Community-news and Devel, at least, have private rosters.) One must first have joined a list and signed in at the <nowiki>http://lists.laptop.org/options/</nowiki><listname> address. (The "Visit Subscriber List" button on the listinfo page (<nowiki>http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/</nowiki><listname>) does not currently work.) |
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Subscribers may also be retrieved by using the [http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/node10.html email interface to Mailman] (see also [http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/node41.html#a:commands]). |
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From your registered email address, send a note without a subject line that includes a line patterned like the following: |
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who ''accountpassword'' |
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to ''listname-request''@lists.laptop.org |
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==[[Blogs]]== |
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{{:Blogs}} |
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[[Category:General Public]] |
[[Category:General Public]] |
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[[Category:Developers]] |
[[Category:Developers]] |
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[[Category:Sugar]] |
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[[Category:Community]] |
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[[Category:IRC]] |
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