GeoTools developers use an IRC channel for real time collaboration (for situtations where email is too slow) - this is also a suitable venue for questions.

Internet Relay Chat

If you are new to IRC, you will need to find an IRC client. The later versions of Netscape and Mozilla have IRC built in, and you can connect to a GeoTools meeting simply by using the URL: irc://irc.freenode.net/geotools.

The information you need to configure your IRC client are:

• Server - Pick one from Freenode Servers
• Channel - #geotools
• Port - 6667

Logs from IRC meetings are stored on this wiki:

• News

Members of the Project Management Committee who are regular IRC participants should let others know if they are not coming so that the meeting is not delayed on their behalf.

IRC Breakout Meetings

Occasionally breakout IRC meetings will be announced on the geotools-devel mailing list around specific topics of interest.

Anyone is free to start a meeting; we ask that an email be sent out and a time negotiated on the email list allowing interested parties to attend.

Office Hours

jgarnett is maintaining GeoTools office hours as a community experiment/service. This is a time slot where you know a PSC representative will be available to answer your questions.

Click on the link to see the time in your area:

• 8pm for Sydney will be morning in Europe
• 7am for Sydney will be afternoon in North America)