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Connect with the GNOME Community on IRC
IRC is one of the main communication channels used by the GNOME community. IRC channels are a great place to hang out if you want to contribute to the GNOME project, want to see what the developers are talking about, or you're just looking to connect with other GNOME users.
IRC channels are also a good place to ask for help, but when you do, try to provide as much detail as you can. For example, if you have a build problem you can put the error message into an online pastebin and post the link in the channel along with your question. And don't be discouraged if you don't get an answer right away, your fellow contributors may simply be busy at the moment, so be patient.
Step 1: Choose an IRC Application
To use IRC you need an IRC client. You can use the GNOME app Polari, or the new cross-platform app that bridges GNOME IRC with some other nice features, Riot.
Step 2: Join an IRC Channel
GNOME IRC channels can be found on the irc.gnome.org server, also known as GIMPNet. You can join any IRC channel below by either following the link or using your client's directory. Two good channels to start with with are #gnome for general help and talking about GNOME, and #newcomers for getting started with contributing to GNOME.
Community & Core Experience
#i18n - the channel for the GNOME Translation Project
#bugs - the channel used by the GNOME Bugsquad
#docs - for the GNOME Documentation Project
#engagement - used by the GNOME Engagement Team
#foundation - the channel used by the GNOME Foundation
#gnome - the channel for general help and talking about GNOME
#gnome-art - for GNOME art and personalization related discussions
#gnome-design - the channel used by the GNOME Design Team
#gnome-hackers - general GNOME Development talk
#gnome-os - discussion about GNOME as an Operating System
#gnome-shell - the channel to discuss running, developing, or designing for the GNOME-Shell
#gnome-women - the channel used by GNOME Women
#guadec - a channel for the GNOME Users And Developers European Conference
#newcomers - the channel for getting started with contributing to GNOME
#release-team - the Gnome Release Team IRC channel
#soc - the channel for Google Summer of Code applicants and participants
Software Specific Channels
#gnome-builder - GNOME Builder IRC channel
#gnome-calendar - GNOME Calendar IRC channel
#cheese - Cheese IRC channel
#gnome-clocks - GNOME Clocks IRC channel
#contacts - GNOME Contacts IRC channel
#clutter - Clutter IRC channel
#c++ - GNOME Developers C++ bindings channel
#devel-apps - IRC channel
#gnome-dictionary - GNOME Dictionary IRC channel
#documents - GNOME Documents IRC channel
#ekiga- IRC channel for the Ekiga video conferencing app
#empathy - IRC channel for the Empathy messenging program
#evince - IRC channel for the Evince document viewer
#epiphany - IRC channel for the Epiphany Web browser
#evolution - IRC channel for Evolution
#folks - IRC channel for GNOME Folks (libfolks)
#gnome-games - GNOME Games IRC channel
#gdm - IRC channel for GNOME Display Manager (gdm)
#geary - IRC channel for Geary, the simple mail client
#gedit - Gedit IRC channel
#gimp- IRC channel for GIMP
#gitg - IRC channel for gitg
#glade3- IRC channel for the Glade user interface designer
#gnote - Gnote IRC channel
#gnome-db - GNOME-DB IRC channel
#gtk+ - GTK+ toolkit and GLib IRC channel
#gtkdoc - IRC channel for the GTK-Doc Project
#gtk-perl - IRC channel for GTK+ and related libraries with Perl
#introspection - GObject Introspection IRC channel
#keyring - Gnome Keyring IRC channel
#pdfmod - PDF Mod IRC channel
#photos - IRC channel for GNOME Photos
#polari - Polari IRC channel
#gnome-maps - IRC channel for GNOME Maps
#mousetrap - MouseTrap IRC channel
#gnome-music - GNOME Music IRC channel
#nautilus - IRC channel for the default GNOME file browser - Nautilus
#nm - Network Manager IRC channel
#gnome-office - IRC channel for GNOME Office Apps
#python - GNOME Developers Python bindings IRC channel
#ruby-gnome2 - GNOME Developers Ruby bindings IRC channel
#shotwell - Shotwell photo manager IRC channel
#seahorse - Seahorse (Passwords & Keys) IRC channel
#gnome-university - the GnomeUniversity IRC
#vala - IRC channel for Vala
#totem - GNOME Videos IRC channel
#vinagre - IRC channel for the Vinagre remote desktop viewer
#vte - Terminal IRC channel
#win32 - GNOME development on Windows
irc://chatfreenode.net/xchat-gnome - Xchat IRC client channel qbnhj
Servers & Web
#sysadmin - GNOME sysadmin's IRC channel (most users wont need to go here)
#webhackers - GNOME webhackers IRC channel
Regional Groups
#gnome-asia - GNOME Asia IRC channel
#gnome-br - GNOME Brasil - Brazilian channel
#gnome-cz - Czech channel (http://live.gnome.org/Czech)
#gnome-eo - Esperanto speaking users and contributors
#gnomefr - French - GnomeFR (http://www.gnomefr.org)
#gnome-de - German users and hackers
#gnome-hispano- Canal de GNOME en lengua castellan - GNOME Hispano (http://www.es.gnome.org/)
#gnome-it - Italian users and hackers
#gnome-il - GNOME Israel - For Hebrew speaking users and contributors
#gnome-india - Users, Contributors and GNOME lovers from India
#gnome-nl - GNOME Nederlands (http://nl.gnome.org/)
#gnome-ru - Russian folks
#gnome-ie - Folks from Ireland
#gnome.se - Swedish folks (http://gnome.se)
#gnome-mx - Mexican users, contributors and GNOME lovers
irc://irc.ozinger.org/gnome - Korean users and hackers (http://www.gnome.or.kr)
Others
irc://irc.oftc.net/debian-gnome - Official Debian GNOME channel
irc://irc.freenode.net/gnome - Unofficial GNOME support channel on freenode
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