Wikimedia
Get onto Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
GCI mentoring, like most free/libre software collaboration efforts, relies heavily on IRC for success. You don't understand why? Come see yourself!
If you have not chatted in Wikimedia IRC channels yet, you can claim this task. You will:
- install an IRC client you like, but not IRC clients listed as "web" or proprietary (for example irssi, HexChat and KVIrc are good, mIRC and webchat.freenode.net are not ok);
- connect to freenode and register your nickname;
- join #wikimedia-dev (instructions);
- introduce yourself on the channel (one sentence is enough). Please do mention that you are on IRC for a Google Code-in task - the channel is public and some people will not know what "Google Code-in" is and will not know either what the three letters "GCI" mean;
- wait at least one hour before leaving.
When you have completed the steps above and the time has passed, you are done: just submit this task for review; and mention the nick and IRC client you used.
OPTIONAL: If you want to use your time at best, follow the conversation and the updates on the channel: you will probably have interesting occasions to help another person like you or be helped, click an instructive link, fix some bug. You can also join another IRC channel in your native language, for instance.
OPTIONAL: You may also want to subscribe to one of our technical mailing lists for longer help and training.
[Of course, this task is not designed to participants that already know how IRC works :)]
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Task type
- web Design
- assessment Outreach / Research
Level
Beginner