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[[community-resources]]
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== Community resources
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Like any open source project, Buildroot has different ways to share
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information in its community and outside.
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Each of those ways may interest you if you are looking for some help,
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want to understand Buildroot or contribute to the project.
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Mailing List::
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Buildroot has a mailing list for discussion and development. It is the
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main method of interaction for Buildroot users and developers.
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Only subscribers to the Buildroot mailing list are allowed to post to
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this list. You can subscribe via the
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http://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[mailing list info
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page].
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Mails that are sent to the mailing list are also available in the
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mailing list archives, available through
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http://lists.buildroot.org/pipermail/buildroot[Mailman] or at
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https://lore.kernel.org/buildroot/[lore.kernel.org].
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IRC::
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docs: move the IRC channel away from Freenode
Due to the recent events at Frenode [0], the channel has become a bit
unreliable (much spammed), and users have started to move away already,
as quite a few other projects have moved their IRC presence away from
Freenode.
There are a few alternatives. The first to spring to mind, is the new
Libera.Chat network [1], managed by the previous Freenode staff, so we
could expect quite a good experience there. However, it is a very young
network. The second well known alternative is the long-established OFTC,
which has been very reliable in its 20 years of existence.
So, let's move to OFTC, just because it has a track-record of robustness
(which Libera.Chat still has to build, for being young).
Note: there are a lot of other IRC networks, some very good too, but we
probably would be much off-topic on most of them.
[0] https://lwn.net/Articles/856543/
[1] https://libera.chat/
[2] https://www.oftc.net/
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Cc: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>
Acked-by: Matthew Weber <matthew.weber@collins.com>
Acked-by: Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@gmail.com>
Acked-By: Vincent Fazio <vfazio@xes-inc.com>
Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
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The Buildroot IRC channel irc://irc.oftc.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is
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hosted on https://www.oftc.net/WebChat/[OFTC]. It is a useful place to
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ask quick questions or discuss on certain topics.
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When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code
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using a code sharing website, such as https://paste.ack.tf/.
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Note that for certain questions, posting to the mailing list may be
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better as it will reach more people, both developers and users.
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Bug tracker::
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Bugs in Buildroot can be reported via the mailing list or alternatively
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via the https://bugs.buildroot.org/buglist.cgi?product=buildroot[Buildroot
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bugtracker]. Please refer to xref:reporting-bugs[] before creating a bug
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report.
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Wiki::
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http://elinux.org/Buildroot[The Buildroot wiki page] is hosted on
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the http://elinux.org[eLinux] wiki. It contains some useful links, an
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overview of past and upcoming events, and a TODO list.
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Patchwork::
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Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate
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the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source
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project. Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are \'caught' by
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the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that
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reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. For more
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information on Patchwork see
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http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/[].
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Buildroot's Patchwork website is mainly for use by Buildroot's
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maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. It is also used by Buildroot
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patch reviewers (see also xref:apply-patches-patchwork[]).
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However, since the website exposes patches and their corresponding
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review comments in a clean and concise web interface, it can be useful
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for all Buildroot developers.
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The Buildroot patch management interface is available at
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http://patchwork.buildroot.org[].
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