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diff --git a/community/index.md b/community/index.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f0497bb07 --- /dev/null +++ b/community/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +redirect_from: /contact/ +layout: page +title: Community +--- + +The Alaveteli Community +==================== + +<p class="lead"> + If you are running an Alaveteli installation — or are thinking of setting one up — let the community help. +</p> + +We actively help people set up and run Alaveteli instances all around the +world. Alaveteli is more than just software, it's also a community of people +who care enough about <a href="{{ site.baseurl}}docs/glossary/#foi" +class="glossary">Freedom of Information</a> to build and run sites to benefit +the public. + +If you're just starting out, or you've already got your site up and running, +this page points you at the places you can find out more, ask questions, or +just say hi. + + +## Project mailing list + +Sign up for the <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/alaveteli-dev">Alaveteli project mailing list</a> — feel free to ask questions. Lots of helpful people are on it +— not just mySociety staff but also people (like you!) running their own +sites. + +The archives are a good source of information too. If you've got a problem, it's +always worth checking to see if someone has already solved it. + +It you're just starting out, saying hello on the mailing list is a great way to +begin <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}assets/img/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)"> + +## mySociety international team + +mySociety has very limited capacity to run a handful of Alaveteli sites for willing volunteers. Contact our <a href="mailto:international@mysociety.org">international team</a> for more information. + +## IRC + +### irc.mysociety.org #mschat + +**`#mschat`** — +the mySociety developers can be found on IRC in `#mschat` on +`irc.mysociety.org` (running on port `6667`, and also `9219`) +(also available via this [web interface](http://www.irc.mysociety.org)). + +### irc.freenode.net #alaveteli + +**`#alaveteli`** — +there's an `#alaveteli` channel on +[Freenode](http://freenode.net) (`irc.freenode.net`) ...although that channel can be rather quiet +<img src="http://www.alaveteli.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley"> + +## Code and issues on github + +The [Alaveteli software is on github](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli) and we actively use +[github's issues](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli) — sometimes there's discussion on specific issues in there too, which can be handy (especially if it's an issue you've raised). + +## Documentation + +Although asking a human is great, often what you want to know can be +found in the documentation: + +* [this documentation]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/) — always the first place to look +* [the dev wiki](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/wiki) — informal or specific notes +* [docs in the repo](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/tree/rails-3-develop/doc) (although we're slowly phasing these out in favour of the docs you're reading now) |