Communication channels

There are a number of OLPC community communication channels. These are primarily mailing lists (listed fully at http://lists.laptop.org), IRC channels (#olpc is a good starting points for open discussion; almost everyone hangs out there as well as omre specific channels), and discussion forums.

Mailing lists

The full list is at http://lists.laptop.org . See mailing lists (which should be merged or transcluded here).

Chat

Most OLPC chat takes place on IRC (that's Internet Relay Chat).

IRC channels

general discussion about the project

• #olpc, for discussion of anything related to OLPC, including local events and news
• #olpc-help, for newbies and those getting started with their own XOs
• #olpc-es, for spanish-language discussion, including discussion of OLPC Peru, Uruguay, and Mexico
• #olpc-de, for german-language discussion

development and participation

• #sugar
• #olpc-content
• #olpc-devel, on OFTC.org
• #schoolserver, which should perhaps be renamed to #olpc-schoolserver...

other

• separate small channels appear from time to time for meetings, pootle and localization, and more.

Other chat services

If there are any Skype, AIM, or other chatrooms about OLPC, please list them here.

Forums

There are a number of active OLPC forums, including

• http://olpc.osuosl.org, run by Michael Burns and the OSU OSL team
• http://www.xohelp.org