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TODO: mailing lists, mastodon server and peertube account.

User support

IRC or Reddit are recommended, if you wish to ask for support (IRC recommended). See below for information about IRC and Reddit.

Development discussion

Mailing lists are planned for the future. For now, see notes on the Git page for information about how to assist with development.

Instructions are also on that page for sending patches (via pull requests).

IRC chatroom

IRC is the main way to contact the osboot project. #osboot on Libera IRC.

Webchat: https://web.libera.chat/#osboot

Libera is one of the largest IRC networks, used for Free Software projects. Find more about them here: https://libera.chat/

If you wish to connect using your preferred client (such as weechat or irssi), the connection info is as follows:

• Server: irc.libera.chat
• Channel: #osboot
• Port (TLS): 6697
• Port (non-TLS): 6667

We recommend that you use port 6697 with TLS encryption enabled.

It is recommend that you use SASL for authentication. These pages on the Libera website tells you how:

• WeeChat SASL guide: https://libera.chat/guides/weechat
• Irssi SASL guide: https://libera.chat/guides/irssi
• HexChat SASL guide: https://libera.chat/guides/hexchat

In general, you should check the documentation provided by your IRC software.

Social media

osboot exists officially on many places.

Twitter and Mastodon

News announcements: https://twitter.com/OSBootFirmware/

The founder and lead developer, Leah Rowe, is also on Twitter and Mastodon:

• https://twitter.com/n4of7 (use nitter to avoid non-free JavaScript)
• https://mas.to/@libreleah

Leah can also be contacted by her email address: leah@libreboot.org

Reddit

Mostly used as a support channel, and also for news announcements: https://www.reddit.com/r/osboot/