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= Minimum Communication Requirements =
= Minimum Communication Requirements =


If you are considering developing for the OLPC, you may want to:
If you are developing for the XO you should:

* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/community-news Community News] mailing list
** Low volume list for high-level announcements and news

If you are developing for the OLPC you should:


* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel OLPC Developers] mailing list
* Join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel OLPC Developers] mailing list
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If you are starting/leading a project, you should:
If you are starting/leading a project, you should:


* Announce your project on the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel OLPC Developers] list (before you start)
* Announce your project on the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel OLPC Developers] list (before you start, and when versions are released)
* Before starting, add your project idea to [[Software ideas]]
* Add your running project to [[Software projects]]
** Create and publicize a [http://dev.laptop.org/ public ticket-tracker] for the project to gather feedback
* Add your released project to [[Activities]]


= Other Channels =
= Other Channels =

Revision as of 15:59, 23 February 2011

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To make your project succeed, you will need to communicate frequently with the other people involved in the OLPC project, to ask questions, get feedback, coordinate actions, and generally keep up to date.

Minimum Communication Requirements

If you are developing for the XO you should:

  • Join the OLPC Developers mailing list
    • Key announcements go here
    • Most project-level discussion goes on here
    • Most general software development questions belong here

If you are developing for the OLPC you may want to:

  • Create a "User:" page on the wiki describing yourself and giving your contact information

If you are starting/leading a project, you should:

  • Announce your project on the OLPC Developers list (before you start, and when versions are released)

Other Channels

See Communication channels.

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