| title | description |
|---|---|
Communication |
How to get in contact with the project |
{% include community_menu.html %}
These are the official communication channels of the Opencast Community. If you are looking for support when installing or operating Opencast, we recommend subscribing to the Opencast users list; posting requires an account for GMail.
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Opencast Announcements (community list)
- For all matters related to academic video (technical, didactical) in general and Opencast in particular; announcements
- More a newsletter, as users cannot post to this list; low traffic therefore
- Highly recommended for everybody interested in the Opencast software and community
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Opencast Users
- For anyone who is testing or using Opencast and need support around installation, configuration and implementation
- For anyone who wants to support others who are using Opencast
- Before posting, cf. archive
NOTE: As a community support group, all subscribers are encouraged to help out with any support needs that come across the list." %}
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Opencast Development List
- For anyone interested in detailed day-to-day progress of Opencast
- For anyone interested in contributing to the Opencast development effort
- For all Opencast Development Team members
- Before posting, cf. archive.
NOTE: You should also be subscribed to the Community list, as some important announcements about Opencast will only be sent to the Community list. We assume everyone on the dev@ list is also on the announcements@ list" %}
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Opencast Security Notices
- For notices relating to security issues in Opencast
- Recommended for all Opencast development team members, anyone running a Opencast instance
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Opencast Security
- A security reporting list, allows anonymous posting but is not publicly visible
- Use this list to report security issues to the team" %}
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## German-speaking community (DACH)
- For issues unique to German, Austrian, and Swiss institutions (cooperation, meetings etc.)
- For anyone feeling more comfortable discussing Opencast-related issues in German
NOTE: You should also be subscribed to the community list, as some important announcements about Opencast will only be sent to the community list. We assume everyone on the anwender@ list is also on the announcements@ list" %}
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Moodle plugin for Opencast
- For discussions around Moodle, Opencast, and the plugin connecting them in particular
- Mainly in German, English contributions are welcome
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## IRC Channel #opencast
- On irc.freenode.net, the chat group #opencast is used around the clock for real-time assistance by both users and develoeprs. Feel free to use the webchat webinterface to access this chat directly or find a client; in addition, this IRC primer. "%}
{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Webmeetings
Best entry point to the community probably is our adopters’ meeting on the last Wednesday of every other month (cf. calendar below for details). The meeting is at 3pm UTC in Big Blue Button (password: welcome). An agenda for this meeting is usually announced a few days before the meeting on the users' mailing list.
For developers, sysops, committers, contributors, and everyone interested in the further development of Opencast the technical meeting is a must every Tuesdays at 3pm UTC in Big Blue Button (password: welcome). An agenda will be announced before the meeting on the developers’ mailing list.
Last but not least, there is an adopters’ meeting for the german-speaking community on the last Wednesday of every other month at 15:00 CEST in the Opencast meeting space of Big Blue Button (password: welcome). An agenda for this meeting is usually announced a few days before the meeting on the german-speaking mailing list.
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{% include simplebox.html backgroundcolor=site.data.colors.box content="## Media Kit
We have two variants on our logos, the flat white logo (which is invisible on a white background) and the more common blue and green logo. We also have an icon without any text available.
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