Finding information

An attempt to consolidate links to the different information channels and task trackers going on out there.

NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... Please leave suggestions on the talk page.

Getting help

• You can probably find an answer to your question or information on how to fix your problem yourself. (insert how-to here, possibly based on Help chat)
• List specific forums
• List specific mailing lists (community-support)
• Contact

Official announcements

• http://laptop.org
• http://laptopgiving.org
• insert zine url here
• insert announcement mailing list here

Common interests

• Participate to get started
• Emulation to get the XO's software running on your own (non-XO) computer
• Pootle for translators
• Content for authors, artists, musicians, film-makers...
• Educators for teachers
• Developers program if you're interested in getting a loaner machine for development work that requires hardware access. (Note: most people don't need hardware access.)

General discussion

• IRC - realtime chat. Good for conversations, meetings, and short snippets of quick help.
• Mailing lists] - announcements and interest groups spanning various technical, geographical, and content domains.

Task trackers

• Trac - where tickets for the core system reside; people can also apply for project hosting here.
• [1] - internal discussion, non-public information
• Pootle for translators
• RT - Request Tracker, intended for support queries from end users.
• OLPC dev faq - new, intended for a community-maintained FAQ and helpdesk for developers.