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| ====== Communication within the OpenWrt Project ====== | ====== Communication within the OpenWrt Project ====== |
| | One of OpenWrt's (and former LEDE's) goals is that all project-related communication should be done on public channels that are archived and easily browsable. |
| One of OpenWrt's (and former LEDE's) goals is that all project-related communication should be done on public channels that are archived and easily browsable. However, specific problems and tasks may be resolved using direct means of communication. Please look through these choices to find an appropriate means to reach us. | However, specific problems and tasks may be resolved using direct means of communication. |
| | Please look through these choices to find an appropriate means to reach us. |
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| ===== Forum ===== | ===== Forum ===== |
| | Due to the past OpenWrt/LEDE merger, there were two public web forums available of which only one is still in use today. |
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| Due to the ongoing OpenWrt/LEDE merger, there are two public web forums available. | * The **[[https://forum.openwrt.org/|OpenWrt Forum]]**, formerly LEDE forum, provides a place for direct member-to-member communication in categories [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements|Release and security announcements]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/general|Installing and Using OpenWrt]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/hardware-questions-and-recommendations|Hardware Questions and Recommendations]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/devel|For Developers]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/documentation|Talk about Documentation]]((See also [[:wiki:start#contact|contact info for questions about this OpenWrt wiki website]])), [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/community-builds-projects-packages|Community Builds, Projects & Packages]] and [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/site-feedback|Site Feedback and Other Questions]]. Forum members can create/join topics via the web and optionally follow through email. |
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| * The [[https://forum.openwrt.org|OpenWrt Forum]] provides a place for direct member-to-member conversations about Installing and running OpenWrt and LEDE; Requesting help with development questions; Discussing the documentation; and Publicizing community builds, new packages, and projects that use OpenWrt or LEDE. Forum members can follow the discussion via the web, or optionally through email. | * The [[https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/|Old OpenWrt Forum]] used to host a large community of OpenWrt users and developers and provided a platform to discuss all OpenWrt related topics. Unfortunately, the forum suffered a total data loss in May 2018, which the project was never be able to recover from. Partial archives are available for browsing, but posting is not possible anymore. |
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| * The [[https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/|traditional OpenWrt Forum]] hosts a large community of OpenWrt users and developers and provides a platform to discuss all OpenWrt related topics. | <WRAP classes #announces /> |
| | ===== Important changes and announcements ===== |
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| ===== Mailing Lists ===== | Important changes about OpenWrt, such as new releases or important security fixes, can be received on different channels: |
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| Due to the merger of OpenWrt and LEDE, we're still in the process of consolidating the mailing lists. The LEDE development list and the LEDE administrative list have been moved to lists.openwrt.org while the bug and commit tracking lists still reside on the old LEDE domain. | * [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-announce|OpenWrt-Announce mailing list]] for new releases and security announcements |
| - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel|OpenWrt-Devel archives and info]] - Mailing list for submitting patches and general development related work. | * [[https://openwrt.org/feed.php?type=rss&mode=list&sort=date&ns=advisory&linkto=current&content=html|RSS feed for OpenWrt security advisories]] |
| - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-adm|OpenWrt-Admin archives and info]] - Mailing list for project administration. | * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14|Release and security announcements category @ OpenWrt forum]] + [[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14.rss|RSS]]/[[https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14.json|JSON]] |
| - [[http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-bugs|LEDE-Bugs Archives and info]] - This list receives bug tracking notifications from Flyspray. | |
| - [[http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-commits|LEDE-Commit Archives and info]] - This list tracks the commits to our ''%%openwrt/openwrt.git%%'' and ''%%web.git%%'' repositories. | |
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| ===== IRC Channels ===== | ===== Mailing lists ===== |
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| The project provides 3 IRC channels on [[https://webchat.freenode.net/|freenode]]: | Communication happens on several public mailing lists: |
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| | - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel|OpenWrt-Devel archives and info]] - Mailing list for submitting patches and general development related work. |
| | - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-adm|OpenWrt-Admin archives and info]] - Mailing list for project administration. |
| | - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-announce|OpenWrt-Announce archives and info]] - Mailing list for new releases and security announcements |
| | - [[https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-bugs|OpenWrt-Bugs Archives and info]] - This list receives bug tracking notifications from Flyspray. |
| | - [[https://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/lede-commits|LEDE-Commit Archives and info]] - This list tracks the commits to our ''%%openwrt/openwrt.git%%'' and ''%%web.git%%'' repositories. |
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| | During the LEDE period, some of the lists were named lede-* instead of openwrt-* (e.g. lede-bugs). There might still be archives of those lists. |
| | ===== IRC channels ===== |
| | The project provides 3 IRC channels on [[https://www.oftc.net/|OFTC]]: |
| - #openwrt - a public channel for everyone to join and participate. | - #openwrt - a public channel for everyone to join and participate. |
| - #openwrt-devel - a public channel for **developers** to join and participate. | - #openwrt-devel - a public channel for **developers** to join and participate. |
| - #openwrt-adm - a moderated channel that anyone can join but only people with +v flag can write on. | - #openwrt-adm - a public channel for project organisation. |
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| ===== Bug Tracker ===== | Refer to [[irc|OpenWrt IRC Contact]] for further details. |
| | ===== Bug tracker ===== |
| | Please see [[:bugs|Submit bug reports]]. |
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| Please submit bug reports at [[https://bugs.openwrt.org/]]. | ===== Server status changes announcements on Twitter ===== |
| | We will post notices of server outages, maintenance, or other disruption on the [[https://twitter.com/lede_project|@lede_project]] account on Twitter. |
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| ===== Server Status Changes Announcements on Twitter ===== | ===== Corporate contact ===== |
| | Please direct general inquiries (NOT support) to <contact@openwrt.org> to open a confidential discussion with the [[:about#people|project developers]]. |
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| We will post notices of server outages, maintenance, or other disruption on the [[https://twitter.com/lede_project|lede_project account on Twitter.]] | This contact address is primarily intended to find a suitable mode of cooperation and to inquire about project matters without having to disclose your corporate identity upfront. |
| | There will be no special treatment beyond this first contact. |
| | Please see the [[:rules|OpenWrt/LEDE Project Rules]] for further information. |
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| ===== Corporate Contact ===== | Actual development should happen in public and corporations are strongly encouraged to send their contributions through the public mailing lists or in the form of Github pull requests. |
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| Please direct general inquiries to <contact@lede-project.org> to open a confidential discussion with the [[:about#people|project developers]]. | ===== OpenWrt summit ===== |
| | The [[http://openwrtsummit.org/|OpenWrt Summit]] will benefit anyone who wants to learn more about OpenWrt software and is a great opportunity for the core community to get together face to face. |
| | Follow [[https://twitter.com/OpenWrtSummit|@OpenWrtSummit]] on Twitter. |
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| This contact address is primarily intended to find a suitable mode of cooperation and to inquire about project matters without having to disclose your corporate identity upfront. There will be no special treatment beyond this first contact. Please see the [[:rules|OpenWrt/LEDE Project Rules]] for further information. | ===== Unofficial ===== |
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| Actual development should happen in public and corporations are strongly encouraged to send their contributions through the public mailing lists or in the form of Github pull requests. | These may not by monitored by the OpenWrt.org team, so please choose some other official support mechanism listed on this page if you don't get a timely response. |
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| | * Unofficial Matrix room for community discussions (contact @bkil for inquiries): |
| | * https://matrix.to/#/#OpenWrt:matrix.org?via=grin.hu&via=matrix.org&via=altillimity.com&via=ungleich.ch&via=systemtest.tk&via=matrix.kjonigsen.net |
| | * also available as an XMPP MUC via the Bifrost gateway: #openwrt#matrix.org@matrix.org |
| | * Unofficial XMPP MUC (both English and German spoken): |
| | * openwrt@conference.anoxinon.me |
| | * Unofficial subreddit: |
| | * https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt |
| | ===== How to ask for support ===== |
| | Follow: [[:inbox:support|Getting support]] |
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