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 ====== Sahana Mailing Lists ===== ====== Sahana Mailing Lists =====
-The information below describes and captures the relevance of various topics to different mailing lists. If you are not familiar with Open Source mailing lists we also recommend reading about [[http://www.openz.org/list_etiquette.php?umsSession=981177ebc6c0ae1aa82db72c81c6945b | mailing list etiquette ]]+The information below describes and captures the relevance of various topics to different mailing lists. Please read our guideline on **[[dev:community_etiquette| mailing list etiquette ]]** to better help you work well with the community.
  
 +  * [[dev:community_etiquette | Guideline on Mailing list etiquette]]
  
 +Please read the scope of each of the mailing lists below and do your best **not to cross-post** between mailing lists (but once copied do not remove mailing lists either). If in doubt send your email to **discuss@list.sahanafoundation.org**.
  
 +===== General Sahana Discussion Forums =====
 +==== Sahana-User ====
 +**users@lists.sahanafoundation.org / sahana-user@lists.sourceforge.net**: ([[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sahana-user|subscribe]]) A mailing list for users and administrators of Sahana. All Sahana queries and issues with regard to an understanding, using and administering the Sahana application can be directed to this forum. Queries can include:
  
-===== Sahana forum =====  +  * Queries on understanding the Sahana application 
-( [[http://forum.sahana.lk|Register]] ) The Sahana forum was established to discuss Sahana usage, deployments and specialist areas such as GIS. The main areas are as follows: +  * Discussions collaborating on configuring and deploying Sahana 
 +  * User feedback on how to better the Sahana application 
 +  * User surveys and general feedback
  
-  * ** User and General Discussions:** - General discussionfeedback and and in particular topics on Sahana usageQueries on using the Sahana interface +You do not need to subscribe to this list to ask questionshowever questions from unsubscribed individuals will be moderated before it gets submitted to the list due to spam. If so please allow 24 hours for moderation.
-  * ** Support - Do you need help?: ** - If you have any problems installing or using Sahana post your questions here Queries on installing Sahana +
-  * ** Deployments for a country: ** - Collaboration on the deployment of Sahana in the a particualar country or sub-continent between NGOs, Gov, etc +
-  * ** New Module Ideas: ** - Propose ideas for new or existing Sahana modules and discuss design and implementation +
-  * ** GIS: ** -Discussion on the Sahana GIS architecture and its interface with other GIS systems +
  
-To get access please ask for the shared password for registration from support sahana lk+If however you post is related to a Sahana product or website vulnerability please post it to the Sahana security team at **security@sahanafoundation.org** to send this privately until the the vulnerability is resolved and a fix published.
  
-===== Humanitarian-ICT =====  +==== Sahana-Discuss ==== 
-( [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/humanitarian-ict/ | Subscribe ]] ) +**discuss@lists.sahanafoundation.org / sahana-maindev@lists.sahanafoundation.org**: ([[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sahana-maindev subscribe]]) This is a general discussion list for all Sahana officialunofficial and wannabe Sahana contributorsAll contributors should be registered on this list as it represents the common forum where all major discussions regarding Sahaana will be made. It is also the catch-all forum for any topic that is not within scope of the other mailing listsDiscussions include:
-This mailing list exists to discuss the humanitarian and emergency management domain related ICT requirementsproblems and solutionsThis list is for people who do not want to get involved with the technical details on humanitarian-ICT projects such as SahanaGeneral discussion items include:+
  
-  * Humanitarian and Emergency Management problems where ICT can help +  * Disaster response related discussions where Sahana is being deployed 
-  * High level solution strategies (without too much technical depth) +  * Community building and event discussions 
-  * Feedback on Humanitarian-ICT systems from a practitioners point of view +  * Requirements clarifications and domain discussions 
-  * Non system/project specific requirements definition for problem areas +  * Security related discussions 
-  * Humanitarian / EM standards, ontologies discussions +  * Sahana foundation policy discussions 
-  * Humanitarian-ICT system (e.g. Sahana) adoption and promotion recommendations and support+  * Infrastructure discussions 
 +  * Common Sahana project base development standards related discussions 
 +  * Cross sahana-project interop related discussions 
 +  * Sahana fun stuff (T-shirts, mascots, gizmos, logos, etc) 
 +  * Anything else not covered by the others
  
-Please do **not** get into too much technical detail on this list and reserve that for Sahana-maindev+===== Sahana Technical Forums ===== 
 +Sahana is now represented by multiple projects. Sahana-Agasti is a PHP/Symphony based disaster management system, whilst Sahana-Eden is a Python/Web2Py based project. They both have different strengths and focuses and you should pick the project you are interested in contributing. 
 +==== Sahana-Agasti and Sahana-Eden development forums ====
  
 +Sahana development projects:
  
-===== Sahana-maindev ===== +  * Sahana-Agasti (PHP): **agasti@lists.sahanafoundation.org** ([[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sahana-agasti|subscribe]]) 
-( [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sahana-maindev Subscribe ]] ) All Sahana contribution related discussions happen on this list, whether it be technical design, coding, QA, documentation, deployment and geeky discussions (even Sahana T-Shirts!). Thus this really represents the project engineering team mailing listSahana-maindev discussions include:+  * Sahana-Eden (Python): **eden@lists.sahanafoundation.org**  ([[http://groups.google.com/group/sahana-eden|subscribe]])
  
-  Sahana development queries, conventions, bugs +Scope of discussions on technical development lists: 
-  * Sahana architecture, design and schemas +  project specific development discussions 
-  * Sahana Documentation, theme, bugs and QA discussions +  * project specific bugs resolutions 
-  Sahana resource discussions (e.gwebsite, hosting, mailing lists+  * development mentorship on the language and framework and project specific development items 
-  * Sahana standards on development, documentation and QA  +  * release management and packaging discussions 
-  * Sahana fun stuff (T-shirts, mascots, gizmos, logos, etc) + 
-  * Anything under the sun with respect to Sahana contribution+==== Sahana-Localization ==== 
 +**sahana-localization@googlegroups.com**: ([[http://groups.google.com/group/sahana-localization | subscribe ]]All Sahana queries and issues with regard to localization or translation efforts for the Sahana application can be directed to this forum. Discussion can include: 
 +  * Discussions on translating and localizing Sahana to different countries 
 +  * Queries on understanding the translation work flow 
 +  * Discussions collaborating with team members or people working on a language already 
 +  * User surveys and general feedback on the whole translation process.

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