Mailing Lists
CC Developers: For general technical discussion open to all members. Join
on Google Groups or by sending an email to
cc-developers+subscribe@creativecommons.org.
CC Usability Announcements: Announcement-only list for users to sign up for
usability testing. Join on Google Groups or by
sending an email to usability-announce+subscribe@creativecommons.org.
Slack
Creative Commons has a large Slack community with sub-communities for tech/developers (of course), the CC Global Network, specific countries, open education, GLAM, and more. It is open to the public and you can sign up here. If you're not familiar with Slack, please read "Getting Started" on Slack's usage guide. Information on joining a specific channel is on "Join a channel".
Once you join, please introduce yourself in the #cc-developers channel.
The channels most relevant to CC's developer community are:
| Channel | Discussion related to |
|---|---|
#cc-dev-legal-tools |
cc-legal-tools-app project (CC Legal Tools formatting and translation) |
#cc-dev-legaldb |
legaldb project |
#cc-dev-license-chooser |
cc-chooser project (new CC license chooser) |
#cc-dev-linkchecker |
cc-link-checker project |
#cc-dev-platform-toolkit |
mp project (CC Platform Toolkit) |
#cc-dev-searchportal |
search project |
#cc-dev-vocabulary |
cc-vocabulary project |
#cc-dev-workprograms |
GSoC, GSoD, Outreachy, and other work programs or internships |
#cc-developers |
general technical issues, new tech blog posts, etc. |
#cc-translation |
Coordinating translation efforts |
#cc-usability |
general usability issues, seeking feedback on new releases of CC products from the community, etc. |
Slack Tips
- You will automatically join the
#generaland#cc-announcementschannels when you sign in to Slack for the first time.#generalis for general purpose discussions relevant to CC.#cc-announcementsis reserved for important announcements from CC staff.
- For more information about how Creative Commons uses Slack, see the Slack page on the CC public wiki.
- If you're looking to talk to someone on CC's full-time engineering staff, you're most likely to find us on Slack between 11:00 and 23:00 UTC on weekdays.