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== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==


# [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Userlogin Get a wiki account]]!<br>
1. [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Special:Userlogin Get a wiki account]]!<br>
# Check out some useful starter pages:
2. Check out some useful starter pages:
:* [[OLPC:Community Portal|the OLPC Community Portal]] gives some good guidelines for getting around on the OLPC wiki
:* [[OLPC:Community Portal|the OLPC Community Portal]] gives some good guidelines for getting around on the OLPC wiki
:* [[http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial Wikieducator tutorial pages]] are great if you're not familiar with using wikis
:* [[http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial Wikieducator tutorial pages]] are great if you're not familiar with using wikis
:* [[Table of contents|The table of contents]] provides a directory of useful links
:* [[Table of contents|The table of contents]] provides a directory of useful links
:* [[OLPC FAQ]] provides a FAQ directory (the official OLPC FAQ is [[Support FAQ|here]])<br>
:* [[OLPC FAQ]] provides a FAQ directory (the official OLPC FAQ is [[Support FAQ|here]])
# Look for relevant communities that you can get involved in<br>
3. Look for relevant communities that you can get involved in<br>
# Start contributing!
4. Start contributing!

:* if you are lost or confused, feel free to go the #OLPC-help irc channel, which can be accessed through [[http://olpc.osuosl.org/chat this]] site (if you are not a regular irc user)
:* you can also access the [[http://olpc.osuosl.org OLPC Community Support]] forums
If you are lost or confused, feel free to go the #OLPC-help irc channel, which can be accessed through [[http://olpc.osuosl.org/chat this]] site (if you are not a regular irc user). You can also access the [[http://olpc.osuosl.org OLPC Community Support]] forums


== Communities ==
== Communities ==

Revision as of 01:59, 21 December 2007

Welcome

Welcome to the One Laptop Per Child project! There are lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved in the project, from hardware to software to less technical content creation. Some ways to contribute are:

Getting Started

1. [Get a wiki account]!
2. Check out some useful starter pages:

3. Look for relevant communities that you can get involved in
4. Start contributing!

If you are lost or confused, feel free to go the #OLPC-help irc channel, which can be accessed through [this] site (if you are not a regular irc user). You can also access the [OLPC Community Support] forums

Communities

There are a number of communities on the OLPC wiki, dedicated to different purposes. A basic directory can be found here.

Regional Communities

Regional communities are based around grassroots organizations and other groups of interested people who are near one another.

Contribution Communities

Contribution communities are based around groups of people who have a shared skill, interest, or concentration and want to contribute to the project with a specific skill.

  • Art community members contribute artwork and graphic design to realize various projects
  • other communities will be added soon!