= The OpenSAF Community =
The OpenSAF Foundation and the global OpenSAF community welcome and encourage participation by everyone. Our community is composed of enthusiasts from the field of highly available software and services. We are always looking for new contributors with interest in developing and testing open source software.
To get you started, we've put together a list of resources:
 * [http://www.opensaf.org The OpenSAF Foundation]
 * [http://www.saforum.org The Service Availability Forum]
== Mailing Lists ==
Here's an overview of the mail resources for OpenSAF. A [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/ complete listing of opensaf.org public mailing lists] is also available.
To request a new list, send e-mail to opensaf-sysadmin @ free.linux.hp.com; please check first to make sure a similar list does not already exist.
=== users ===
users is an open (not moderated) mailing list for general discussions and questions about OpenSAF. Pretty much anything OpenSAF-related is fair game for discussion. Anyone can [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/users subscribe] and [http://list.opensaf.org/pipermail/users/ review the archive here].
=== announce ===
announce is a low-volume moderated forum for OpenSAF-related announcements. You'll also see announcements for conferences. It's an easy way to be keep up-to-date on what's new in the OpenSAF world.
It is available as a read-only mailing list, announce. [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/announce Subscribing] can be done via the list information page.
=== devel ===
Note: devel is for work on developing OpenSAF (fixing bugs and adding new features to OpenSAF itself); if you're having problems writing an OpenSAF program, please post to users@list.opensaf.org.
devel is the heart of OpenSAF's development. Practically everyone with Mercurial write privileges is on devel, and first drafts of high level design (HLD) are often posted here for initial review and rewriting before their more public appearance.
Anyone can [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/devel subscribe to devel], and the [http://list.opensaf.org/pipermail/devel/ archives] are public.
There's also the commit and buildbot status for various branches:
 * The Mercurial [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/staging-commits staging-commits] archives
 * The [http://list.opensaf.org/maillist/listinfo/buildbot Buildbot] archives
== '''Internet Relay Chat''' ==
The OpenSAF channel is available by using the Internet Relay Chat server '''irc.oftc.net'''.
For short questions, you can get immediate help by visiting the '''#osaf''' channel.
IRC clients for many platforms can be found in the [http://www.irchelp.org Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Help Archive].
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