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== In-World Groups ==
== In-World Groups ==
; Second Life Beta : To organize, brainstorm, and talk about testing of Second Life Server in BETA.  Let's get together and make some incredible things happen!  Everyone is welcome :)) Server BETA testing is done on the grid ADITI. Instructions for connecting to ADITI can be found here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Preview_Grid - ADITI Status: http://bit.ly/ADITI_notes
=== Resident-Run Groups ===
=== Resident-Run Groups ===
==== Active groups ====
; AW Groupies : In-world discussion of [[Architecture Working Group]] plus [[AW_Groupies|wiki webpages]]
; AW Groupies : In-world discussion of [[Architecture Working Group]] plus [[AW_Groupies|wiki webpages]]
; Second Life Source Developers : A group who use their real life programing skills to make SL a better place with open source releases from Linden Lab.
; Second Life Viewer 2.0 : Help each others to learn how to use the new viewer. Join to get informed! Feel free to ask us!
==== Apparently inactive groups ====
; Beta Viewer: Live Grid : This group is to provide an in game forum in which to discuss the Beta Viewer: Live Grid releases that Linden Lab provides. Discussion in this group is to remain on topic of the client itself. There is a near zero tolerance for complaining. If there is something wrong with the Beta Viewer, discuss it, document it, report it. If there is something wrong with the Production Viewer, please goto Help on your file bar and select Report Bug... then follow the directions.
; Aware of the SL Issue Tracker : To promote awareness of the Second Life [[issue tracker]].
; Aware of the SL Issue Tracker : To promote awareness of the Second Life [[issue tracker]].
; Hack SL : "Whether you're a good hacker or a bad hacker, or simply a chaotic-neutral hacker, the undenyable fact is that the source is now open, and whether or not you have good intentions, you have full access to the code and the client.  Come join us and figure out new and exciting ways to either fix or break SL so we can strengthen the community through fire and aloe!"
; Hack SL : "Whether you're a good hacker or a bad hacker, or simply a chaotic-neutral hacker, the undenyable fact is that the source is now open, and whether or not you have good intentions, you have full access to the code and the client.  Come join us and figure out new and exciting ways to either fix or break SL so we can strengthen the community through fire and aloe!"
; JIRA and SLDev Fanclub : "For all thoses techno-nerdo-geeky of SLDev  enjoying the public secondlife JIRA, meta-issueing, bug-triage and much more... Trying to organize unofficial bug-triage and  bogus-bug hunting party!"
; JIRA and SLDev Fanclub : "For all thoses techno-nerdo-geeky of SLDev  enjoying the public secondlife JIRA, meta-issueing, bug-triage and much more... Trying to organize unofficial bug-triage and  bogus-bug hunting party!"
; OpenSL : "Open Second Life viewer #opensl on freenode [[Open Source Portal]]"
; OpenSL : "Open Second Life viewer #opensl on freenode [[Open Source Portal]]"
; Second Life Source Developers : A group who use their real life programing skills to make SL a better place with open source releases from Linden Lab.


== In-World Locations ==
== In-World Locations ==

Revision as of 06:25, 4 August 2010

Let us know what you think on email, on the forum, or in-world. If it's not working for you, try to get help there. If it is working for you, try helping someone who isn't having as much luck as you are.

Mailing List

OpenSource-Dev Mailing List (subscribe) - mailing list for discussing the development of the Second Life viewer. This is a high-traffic mailing list (as many as 30-40 messages/day on a busy day). For a weekly summary of this mailing list, see SLDev Traffic. You may also want to search the OpenSource-Dev archives.

Forum

If you are having issues getting things built, and you just want to ask a quick question, please ask it in one of the "Open-Source" forums.

JIRA

If you run into issues, look through the bug database and see if a bug has been filed. If so, vote for the issue to be fixed. If not, file the bug.

Second Life JIRA is the place to submit bug reports, reproductions and patches for issues relating to the open source viewer.

Wiki

You're soaking in it...

This is the place to post documentation, more indepth discussions, and various projects

IRC

Internet Relay Chat - your instant way to communicate, using the Freenode IRC network.

In-World Groups

Second Life Beta
To organize, brainstorm, and talk about testing of Second Life Server in BETA. Let's get together and make some incredible things happen! Everyone is welcome :)) Server BETA testing is done on the grid ADITI. Instructions for connecting to ADITI can be found here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Preview_Grid - ADITI Status: http://bit.ly/ADITI_notes

Resident-Run Groups

Active groups

AW Groupies
In-world discussion of Architecture Working Group plus wiki webpages
Second Life Source Developers
A group who use their real life programing skills to make SL a better place with open source releases from Linden Lab.
Second Life Viewer 2.0
Help each others to learn how to use the new viewer. Join to get informed! Feel free to ask us!

Apparently inactive groups

Beta Viewer
Live Grid : This group is to provide an in game forum in which to discuss the Beta Viewer: Live Grid releases that Linden Lab provides. Discussion in this group is to remain on topic of the client itself. There is a near zero tolerance for complaining. If there is something wrong with the Beta Viewer, discuss it, document it, report it. If there is something wrong with the Production Viewer, please goto Help on your file bar and select Report Bug... then follow the directions.
Aware of the SL Issue Tracker
To promote awareness of the Second Life issue tracker.
Hack SL
"Whether you're a good hacker or a bad hacker, or simply a chaotic-neutral hacker, the undenyable fact is that the source is now open, and whether or not you have good intentions, you have full access to the code and the client. Come join us and figure out new and exciting ways to either fix or break SL so we can strengthen the community through fire and aloe!"
JIRA and SLDev Fanclub
"For all thoses techno-nerdo-geeky of SLDev enjoying the public secondlife JIRA, meta-issueing, bug-triage and much more... Trying to organize unofficial bug-triage and bogus-bug hunting party!"
OpenSL
"Open Second Life viewer #opensl on freenode Open Source Portal"

In-World Locations

The Hippotropolis region is a gathering place for developers and residents interested in improving the Second Life Viewer. Teleport to the Linden Open Source Project headquarters.

Weekly In-world Meeting

Each week, the Open Source Meeting is held on a Tuesday and Thursday at 2PM SLT to discuss open source issues.

Oz Linden also holds regular Office Hours.