[[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]] page = Steps = # Set up a Seneca Wiki account.#* Create a User page for yourself on [[Main Page|this wiki]] ([[User:Chris Tyler|example]]).# Create a pair of ssh keys (ssh-keygen).#* Send a copy of your ssh '''public''' key to your professor (chris.tyler@...) with the subject line "SBR600 Public Key".# Set up a FAS2 account.#* Create a User page for yourself on the [[:fedora:Main Page|Fedora wiki]] ([[:fedora:User:Ctyler|example]]).#* Upload your '''public''' ssh key.# Connect to the Freenode REDIRECT [[Irc|IRC]] network.#* Choose a nick for yourself and register it.#* Join these channels:#** #seneca#** #fedora#** #fedora-arm#** #fedora-devel#* Observe who is in these channels and the conversations taking place.#* Chat with someone.# Add an entry to the [[Winter 2012 SBR600 Participants]] page.# Subscribe to these [http:/DPI908/lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora mailing listsSBR600_Communication_Lab]:#* arm#* announce#* devel#* secondary#* (optional, high-volume): users# Research the Raspberry Pi project#* Locate the Raspberry Pi forum and wiki# Set up a blog account.#* Configure the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planet/ OpenSource@Seneca Planet] to include your posts by adding your blog to the [[Planet CDOT Feed List]].# Create your first blog post.#* Include:#** a self-introduction#** a link to your Seneca wiki user page#** your IRC nick, and a snippet of conversation from IRC#** your Learn ID#** your reflections on and opinion of the Raspberry Pi project#* Check back in 30 minutes to ensure that your post ended up in the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planet/ Planet] = 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 wiki.# 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!