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IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is often used as a real-time communication capability with open source projects. We're pretty proud of the friendly vibe in the OpenStack channel and invite anyone wanting to ask questions or talk about all things OpenStack to the channel.  
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IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is often used as a real-time communication capability with open source projects. We're pretty proud of the friendly vibe in the OpenStack channels and invite anyone wanting to ask questions or talk about all things OpenStack to the channels.
  
IRC software can be found for all operating systems. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients#Operating_system_support IRC clients comparison chart on Wikipedia] can help you pick one for your operating system
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IRC software can be found for all operating systems. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients#Operating_system_support IRC clients comparison chart on Wikipedia] can help you pick one for your operating system.
  
 
You don't have to have a complex setup to use IRC. You can use the web client for Freenode, which doesn't require any download or setup. Just pick a nickname and join #openstack: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=openstack,openstack-101.
 
You don't have to have a complex setup to use IRC. You can use the web client for Freenode, which doesn't require any download or setup. Just pick a nickname and join #openstack: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=openstack,openstack-101.
  
= OpenStack IRC channels (chat.freenode.net) =
 
  
If you want to start a new IRC channel, please consult with the InfrastructureTeam in #openstack-infra or at openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org to ensure it gets registered appropriately. If you don't know what IRC is, here are a [[UsingIRC|few guidelines]].
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==== How to read messages exchanged when you're offline ====
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IRC, unlike other chat systems, doesn't keep when you're offline. In order to be notified of relevant communications you can either look at the [http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/ channel logs] or setup an IRC proxy.
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The most common IRC proxies are [http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC znc] and [https://bip.milkypond.org/ bip]. See the following guides to configure them:
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* [https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/notes-bip-IRC-proxy/README Installation notes for Fedora/RH-like] and [https://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/notes-bip-IRC-proxy/bip.conf example bip.conf] contributed by Kashyap Chamarthy
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* ZNC [https://dague.net/2014/09/13/my-irc-proxy-setup/ configuration notes] contributed by Sean Dague
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== OpenStack IRC channels (chat.freenode.net) ==
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If you want to start a new IRC channel, please consult with the InfrastructureTeam in #openstack-infra or at openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org to ensure it gets registered appropriately.  
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
 
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! IRC Channel !! Description !! Current Schedule
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! IRC Channel !! Description
 
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|'''#openstack''' || general discussion, support ||
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|'''#openstack''' || general discussion, support
 
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| '''#openstack-101''' || guidance for new contributors ||
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| '''#openstack-101''' || guidance for new contributors
 
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|'''#openstack-anvil''' || [http://anvil.readthedocs.org/ Anvil] discussion channel||
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|'''#openstack-anvil''' || [http://anvil.readthedocs.org/ Anvil] discussion channel
 
|-
 
|-
|'''#openstack-barbican''' || Barbican-related team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-barbican''' || Barbican-related team discussions
 
|-
 
|-
|'''#openstack-blazar''' || blazar (formerly climate) team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-blazar''' || blazar (formerly climate) team discussions
 
|-
 
|-
|'''#openstack-board''' || OpenStack Foundation Board Meeting Back channel (mainly quiet except during meetings) ||
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|'''#openstack-board''' || OpenStack Foundation Board Meeting Back channel (mainly quiet except during meetings)
 
|-
 
|-
|'''#openstack-ceilometer''' || ceilometer team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-ceilometer''' || ceilometer team discussions
 
|-
 
|-
|'''#openstack-chef''' || deployment and operating [[OpenStack]] with Chef||
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|'''#openstack-chef''' || deployment and operating OpenStack with Chef
 
|-  
 
|-  
|'''#openstack-cinder''' || cinder team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-cinder''' || cinder team discussions
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| '''#openstack-community''' || coordination of community activity
 
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| '''#openstack-community''' || coordination of community activity ||
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| '''#openstack-containers''' || containers team discussion
 
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| '''#openstack-containers''' || containers team discussion ||
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|'''#openstack-dev''' || general and cross-project development discussion
 
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|'''#openstack-dev''' || general and cross-project development discussion||
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|'''#openstack-dns''' || Designate DNS team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-dns''' || Designate DNS team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-doc''' || documentation team discussion
 
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|'''#openstack-doc''' || documentation team discussion||
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|'''#openstack-fr''' || general discussion, support in French
 
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|'''#openstack-fr''' || general discussion, support in French ||
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|'''#openstack-fwaas''' || Firewall as a Service discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-fwaas''' || Firewall as a Service discussions ||
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|'''#openstack-gbp''' || Group Based Policy discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-gbp''' || Group Based Policy discussions||
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|'''#openstack-glance''' || glance team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-glance''' || glance team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-gsoc''' || google summer of code discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-gsoc''' || google summer of code discussions||
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|'''#openstack-horizon''' || horizon team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-horizon''' || horizon team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-hyper-v''' || Microsoft Windows guests and hypervisor discussion
 
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|'''#openstack-hyper-v''' || Microsoft Windows guests and hypervisor discussion||
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|'''#openstack-infra''' || developer community infrastructure, continuous integration
 
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|'''#openstack-infra''' || developer community infrastructure, continuous integration||
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|'''#openstack-ironic''' || ironic & bare metal discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-ironic''' || ironic & bare metal discussions||
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|'''#openstack-keystone''' || keystone team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-keystone''' || keystone team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-lbaas''' || Neutron LBaaS and Project Octavia discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-lbaas''' || Neutron LBaaS and Project Octavia discussions||
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|'''#openstack-manila''' || shared / distributed file system service team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-manila''' || shared / distributed file system service team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-marconi''' || queue/messaging marconi team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-marconi''' || queue/messaging marconi team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-meeting''' || team meetings
 
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|'''#openstack-meeting''' || team meetings||
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|'''#openstack-meeting-alt''' || team meetings, alternate channel
 
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|'''#openstack-meeting-alt''' || team meetings, alternate channel||
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|'''#openstack-meeting-3''' || team meetings, another alternate channel
 
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|'''#openstack-meeting-3''' || team meetings, another alternate channel||
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|'''#openstack-meeting-4''' || team meetings, another alternate channel
 
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|'''#openstack-meeting-4''' || team meetings, another alternate channel||
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|'''#openstack-mistral''' || Mistral Workflow Service for OpenStack
 
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|'''#openstack-mistral''' || Mistral Workflow Service for OpenStack ||
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|'''#openstack-neutron''' || neutron team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-neutron''' || neutron team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-nfv''' || [[Teams/NFV|NFV]] team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-nfv''' || [[Teams/NFV|NFV]] team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-nova''' || nova team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-nova''' || nova team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-operators''' || OpenStack Operators discussion channel
 
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|'''#openstack-operators''' || OpenStack Operators discussion channel||
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|'''#openstack-opw''' || GNOME OPW mentor, intern and supporter discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-opw''' || GNOME OPW mentor, intern and supporter discussions||
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|'''#openstack-oslo''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Oslo Oslo] development discussion
 
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|'''#openstack-oslo''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Oslo Oslo] development discussion||
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| '''#openstack-qa''' || QA team discussion
 
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|'''#openstack-rally''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Rally Rally] measure performance of your cloud ||
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|'''#openstack-rally''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Rally Rally] measure performance of your cloud
 
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|'''#openstack-rating''' || Rating team discussions ||
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|'''#openstack-rating''' || Rating team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-sahara''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Sahara Sahara] team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-relmgr-office''' || Release managers office hours channel
 
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|'''#openstack-sdks''' || Development of SDKs to work with OpenStack ||
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|'''#openstack-sahara''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Sahara Sahara] team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-security''' || General discussion about OpenStack security and open channel for the OpenStack Security Group (OSSG) ||
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|'''#openstack-sdks''' || Development of SDKs to work with OpenStack
 
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|'''#openstack-stable''' || stable branch management and packaging discussions||
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|'''#openstack-security''' || General discussion about OpenStack security and open channel for the OpenStack Security Group (OSSG)
 
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|'''#openstack-state-management''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/TaskFlow TaskFlow] and state-management development discussion||
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|'''#openstack-stable''' || stable branch management and packaging discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-swift''' || swift team discussions||
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|'''#openstack-state-management''' || [https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/TaskFlow TaskFlow] and state-management development discussion
 
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| '''#openstack-translation''' || translation groups discussion||
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|'''#openstack-swift''' || swift team discussions
 
|-
 
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|'''#openstack-trove''' || trove database team discussions||
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| '''#openstack-translation''' || translation groups discussion
 
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| '''#openstack-ux''' || discussion channel for user experience ||
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|'''#openstack-trove''' || trove database team discussions
 
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| '''#openstack-qa''' || QA team discussion||
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| '''#openstack-ux''' || discussion channel for user experience
 
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|'''#openstack-vmware''' || The VMwareAPI team discussion channel||
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|'''#openstack-vmware''' || The VMwareAPI team discussion channel
 
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|'''#heat''' || Heat developer discussion channel||
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|'''#heat''' || Heat developer discussion channel
 
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|'''#magnetodb''' || Key-Value storage for OpenStack ||
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|'''#magnetodb''' || Key-Value storage for OpenStack
 
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|'''#murano''' || Murano team discussions||
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|'''#murano''' || Murano team discussions
 
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|'''#nova-docker''' || Nova Docker team discussions||
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|'''#nova-docker''' || Nova Docker team discussions
 
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|'''#refstack''' || RefStack (related to Core Definition) ||
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|'''#refstack''' || RefStack (related to Core Definition)
 
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|'''#storyboard''' || storyboard team discussions||
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|'''#storyboard''' || StoryBoard team discussions
 
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|'''#tripleo''' || TripleO team discussions||
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|'''#tripleo''' || TripleO team discussions
 
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|'''#openstack-ansible''' || Openstack ansible deployments discussions||
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|'''#openstack-ansible''' || Openstack ansible deployments discussions
 
|-}
 
|-}
  
 
[[Category:Connect]]
 
[[Category:Connect]]

Revision as of 15:58, 11 February 2015

IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is often used as a real-time communication capability with open source projects. We're pretty proud of the friendly vibe in the OpenStack channels and invite anyone wanting to ask questions or talk about all things OpenStack to the channels.

IRC software can be found for all operating systems. The IRC clients comparison chart on Wikipedia can help you pick one for your operating system.

You don't have to have a complex setup to use IRC. You can use the web client for Freenode, which doesn't require any download or setup. Just pick a nickname and join #openstack: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=openstack,openstack-101.


How to read messages exchanged when you're offline

IRC, unlike other chat systems, doesn't keep when you're offline. In order to be notified of relevant communications you can either look at the channel logs or setup an IRC proxy.

The most common IRC proxies are znc and bip. See the following guides to configure them:


OpenStack IRC channels (chat.freenode.net)

If you want to start a new IRC channel, please consult with the InfrastructureTeam in #openstack-infra or at openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org to ensure it gets registered appropriately.


IRC Channel Description
#openstack general discussion, support
#openstack-101 guidance for new contributors
#openstack-anvil Anvil discussion channel
#openstack-barbican Barbican-related team discussions
#openstack-blazar blazar (formerly climate) team discussions
#openstack-board OpenStack Foundation Board Meeting Back channel (mainly quiet except during meetings)
#openstack-ceilometer ceilometer team discussions
#openstack-chef deployment and operating OpenStack with Chef
#openstack-cinder cinder team discussions
#openstack-community coordination of community activity
#openstack-containers containers team discussion
#openstack-dev general and cross-project development discussion
#openstack-dns Designate DNS team discussions
#openstack-doc documentation team discussion
#openstack-fr general discussion, support in French
#openstack-fwaas Firewall as a Service discussions
#openstack-gbp Group Based Policy discussions
#openstack-glance glance team discussions
#openstack-gsoc google summer of code discussions
#openstack-horizon horizon team discussions
#openstack-hyper-v Microsoft Windows guests and hypervisor discussion
#openstack-infra developer community infrastructure, continuous integration
#openstack-ironic ironic & bare metal discussions
#openstack-keystone keystone team discussions
#openstack-lbaas Neutron LBaaS and Project Octavia discussions
#openstack-manila shared / distributed file system service team discussions
#openstack-marconi queue/messaging marconi team discussions
#openstack-meeting team meetings
#openstack-meeting-alt team meetings, alternate channel
#openstack-meeting-3 team meetings, another alternate channel
#openstack-meeting-4 team meetings, another alternate channel
#openstack-mistral Mistral Workflow Service for OpenStack
#openstack-neutron neutron team discussions
#openstack-nfv NFV team discussions
#openstack-nova nova team discussions
#openstack-operators OpenStack Operators discussion channel
#openstack-opw GNOME OPW mentor, intern and supporter discussions
#openstack-oslo Oslo development discussion
#openstack-qa QA team discussion
#openstack-rally Rally measure performance of your cloud
#openstack-rating Rating team discussions
#openstack-relmgr-office Release managers office hours channel
#openstack-sahara Sahara team discussions
#openstack-sdks Development of SDKs to work with OpenStack
#openstack-security General discussion about OpenStack security and open channel for the OpenStack Security Group (OSSG)
#openstack-stable stable branch management and packaging discussions
#openstack-state-management TaskFlow and state-management development discussion
#openstack-swift swift team discussions
#openstack-translation translation groups discussion
#openstack-trove trove database team discussions
#openstack-ux discussion channel for user experience
#openstack-vmware The VMwareAPI team discussion channel
#heat Heat developer discussion channel
#magnetodb Key-Value storage for OpenStack
#murano Murano team discussions
#nova-docker Nova Docker team discussions
#refstack RefStack (related to Core Definition)
#storyboard StoryBoard team discussions
#tripleo TripleO team discussions
#openstack-ansible Openstack ansible deployments discussions