[[Category:SBR600 Labs]]= Purpose = To set up the communication tools that you will need to interact with the Open Source community and complete this course. = Resources = * [[SBR600 Communication Tools|Communication Tools]] page = Steps = # Set up a Seneca Wiki account.#* Create a User page for yourself on [[Main Page|this wiki]].# Set up a FAS2 account.#* Create a User page for yourself on the [[:fedora:Main Page|Fedora wiki]].# Connect to the Freenode [REDIRECT [Irc|IRC]] network.#* Choose a nick for yourself and register it.#* Join these channels:#** #seneca#** #fedora#** #fedora-devel#* Observe who is in these channels and the conversations taking place.#* Chat with someone.# Set up a blog account.#* Configure the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planetDPI908/ OpenSource@Seneca Planet] to include your posts.# Add an entry to the [[Winter 2011 SBR600 ParticipantsSBR600_Communication_Lab]] page.#* Include a link to your Seneca wiki user page, your IRC nick, and your Learn ID. = Deliverable = Write a blog post which will appear on the OpenSource@Seneca Planet, containing:# An introduction. Tell us a bit about yourself.# A portion of an IRC conversation you've had with someone on a Fedora or Seneca IRC channel.# A link to your User page on the Seneca wikis# A link to your User page on the Fedora wiki Note: don't just dump this stuff in a blog post, add some introductory text as well!