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==How Does It Work?== | ==How Does It Work?== | ||
'''What's the basic structure?''' | |||
There's a [http://opensourcemalaria.org/ landing page], which doesn't have much content. That links to the [http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/?allblogs lab notebooks] that contain all the data and are not meant for light reading. The [[OpenSourceMalaria | wiki]] contains the story of where things are up to and descriptions of all the projects - the wiki changes a lot as progress is folded in. There's a [https://github.com/OpenSourceMalaria/OSM_To_Do_List/issues?q=is%3Aopen To Do List] that changes regularly. Then there's social media stuff such as [https://twitter.com/O_S_M Twitter] to alert people and search for help. There's a [https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105318249049322037798 discussion board]. Meetings are [https://www.youtube.com/user/OSDDMalaria/ recorded]. We try ''very hard'' not to use email, since that's walled off from the outside world. | |||
'''Do I need to sign up?'''<br> | '''Do I need to sign up?'''<br> | ||
Not really. The lab books can be used with a Google or OpenID login (there’s a guide on how to post things). The social media platforms can be used with your existing accounts. To add to the wiki you’d need a login, yes, but it’s very easy. To use the | Not really. The lab books can be used with a Google or OpenID login (there’s a guide on how to post things). The social media platforms can be used with your existing accounts. To add to the wiki you’d need a login, yes, but it’s [http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:How_to_join very easy]. To use the useful [https://github.com/OpenSourceMalaria/OSM_To_Do_List/issues?q=is%3Aopen To Do List] (i.e. to post stuff that needs doing, or contribute there) you’ll need to sign up for Github, but that’s very easy and non-spammy. There’s a [http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/osm_logos_and_templ/8074 little guide] for that too. | ||
'''Will you spam me with email?'''<br> | '''Will you spam me with email?'''<br> | ||
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'''I feel dumb asking this but…'''<br> | '''I feel dumb asking this but…'''<br> | ||
Don’t. Just ask away. If you think that something’s missing from this page, you can add it yourself, below. | Don’t. Just ask away, e.g. on the [https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105318249049322037798 Discussion Board]. If you think that something’s missing from this page, you can add it yourself, below. | ||
'''There’s too much stuff here - I don’t understand.'''<br> | '''There’s too much stuff here - I don’t understand.'''<br> | ||
It can look difficult before you dive in. Start with the project | It can look difficult before you dive in. Start, for example, with the status of [[OpenSourceMalaria:Triazolopyrazine_(TP)_Series| the currently most-active project]]. Browse the [https://twitter.com/O_S_M latest tweets]. Look at the [https://github.com/OpenSourceMalaria/OSM_To_Do_List/issues?q=is%3Aopen To Do List]. If you’re still not sure, ask a question on any of these platforms. The email address, if you really, really need it, it's opensourcemalaria@gmail.com. | ||
==Money== | ==Money== | ||
