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+Contact
+========
+.. The extra = is needed to prevent git from throwing a `leftover conflict marker`
+   error when commiting.
+
+.. _mailing list:
+
+Mailing List
+------------
+Flashrom related mails are welcome on the flashrom mailing list at `flashrom@flashrom.org <mailto:flashrom@flashrom.org>`_.
+Please do NOT send any BIOS images or F segment dumps to the list!
+
+E-mails with binary files attached will be rejected. Images for things such as scope or logic analyzer traces are acceptable
+if hosted on a third-party photo sharing service that assigns a unique URL to the image, such as Google Photos.
+This prevents the photo URL from being abused for malicious or inappropriate content.
+
+Please note that the list is moderated for non-subscribers and we recommend to subscribe first.
+
+Subscription
+""""""""""""
+https://mail.coreboot.org/postorius/lists/flashrom.flashrom.org/
+
+Archives
+""""""""
+| https://mail.coreboot.org/hyperkitty/list/flashrom@flashrom.org/
+| https://mail.coreboot.org/pipermail/flashrom/ (Up to Dec. 2018)
+| https://marc.info/?l=flashrom
+| https://www.mail-archive.com/flashrom@flashrom.org/
+
+Moderation rules
+""""""""""""""""
+If your mail is too big (the current limit is 256 kB) or if you're not on the subscriber list, your mail will be held for moderation.
+If your mail contains any BIOS images or F segment dumps (instead of links which are fine), the mail will be rejected for legal reasons
+(we do not have the right to distribute BIOS images).
+
+Real time chats
+---------------
+
+Flashrom has real time channels where you have the chance to talk to people being involved or interested in the project.
+Most of the discussion is about flashrom development, contributions, tech talk and user help.
+
+You are welcome to join and discuss current and future flashrom development, ideas and contributions.
+
+If you have a problem and would like to get help, don't ask for help. Instead, just **explain** your problem right away,
+and make sure to **describe** the situation as much as possible, so that other people can understand you and provide meaningful answers.
+Otherwise, others have to ask or guess the details of your problem, which is frustrating for both parties.
+
+Should you need to paste lots of text (more than three lines), please use a `paste service <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin>`_.
+For flashrom logs, feel free to use `paste.flashrom.org <https://paste.flashrom.org>`_.
+Other good paste services are `ix.io <http://ix.io/>`_, `paste.rs <https://paste.rs/>`_, `bpaste.net <https://bpaste.net/>`_,
+`gist.github.com <https://gist.github.com/>`_  and `dpaste.com <http://dpaste.com/>`_.
+
+Questions on `coreboot <https://coreboot.org>`_, `OpenBIOS <http://www.openbios.info/>`_, firmware and related topics are welcome in **#coreboot** on the same server.
+
+IRC
+"""
+
+You can join `#flashrom <irc://irc.libera.chat/#flashrom>`_
+channel on the `Libera.chat <https://www.libera.chat/>`_ `IRC <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat>`_ network.
+If you don't have an IRC client, you can use the Libera.chat `webchat <https://web.libera.chat/#flashrom>`_.
+
+**#flashrom** channel is bridged to `Matrix <https://matrix.org/>`_.
+If you would like to join, you can use `this invite link <https://matrix.to/#/#flashrom:libera.chat>`_.
+
+Do note that IRC's nature has a significant effect on conversations. People from all over the world can join this channel
+with many different cultures and timezones. Most people are in the `CET timezone <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time>`_,
+so the channel may be very quiet during `CET nighttime <https://time.is/CET>`_.
+
+If you receive no replies, **please be patient**.
+After all, silence is better than getting replied with `"IDK" <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/IDK>`_.
+Frequently, somebody knows the answer, but hasn't checked IRC yet. In any case, please **do not leave the channel while waiting for an answer!**
+Since IRC does not store messages, replying to somebody who left the channel is **impossible**.
+
+To have persistence on IRC, you can set up an `IRC bouncer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Bouncer>`_
+like `ZNC <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZNC>`_, or use `IRCCloud <https://www.irccloud.com/>`_.
+Please **do not publish any logs** of this channel.
+
+Most of the time, people use IRC on wider-than-tall screens. Because of this, consider that pressing the return key is expensive.
+Instead of sending lots of tiny messages with only about two words, prefer using longer sentences, spaces and punctuation symbols.
+If reading and understanding your messages is easy, replying to them is also easy.
+
+Discord
+"""""""
+
+Flashrom Discord channel is hosted on coreboot's server. Once you join, you will be able to see all coreboot's and flashrom's channels in one place.
+To join, use the `invite link <https://discord.gg/dgcrkwVyeR>`_.
+
+Dev meeting
+-----------
+Flashrom developers community runs an online meeting every two weeks.
+The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss development plans, ideas,
+current ongoing projects, pending patches, and sometimes organisational questions.
+
+Note this meeting is NOT:
+
+* troubleshooting session
+* tech support forum
+* user training session
+
+For questions above, please use IRC or the mailing list.
+
+Time of meeting
+"""""""""""""""
+It runs once every two weeks.
+
+**IMPORTANT**: please calculate meeting time for your local timezone.
+
+Between November and March (inclusive)
+
+    **Wednesday 21:00-22:00 UTC+0**
+
+    also known as
+
+    | Wednesday 13.00-14.00 Pacific Standard Time UTC-8
+    | Wednesday 22.00-23.00 Central European Time UTC+1
+    | Thursday 8.00-9.00am Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC+11
+
+Between April and September (inclusive)
+
+    **Thursday 6.00-7.00am UTC+0**
+
+    also known as
+
+    | Wednesday 11pm-midnight Pacific Daylight Time UTC-7
+    | Thursday 8.00-9.00am Central European Summer Time UTC+2
+    | Thursday 16.00-17.00 Australian Eastern Standard Time UTC+10
+
+The last week of March and 4 weeks of October there are no meetings
+This is because daylight saving time changes are happening on different dates in different locations, and setting up meeting time becomes too complicated.
+
+FAQ
+"""
+**When is the next meeting?**
+
+Look into the meeting notes `document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qKvEbfPszjsJJGJhwi8kRVDUG3GZkADzQSH6WFsKqw/edit?usp=sharing>`_.
+The top entry, on the first page, with the date in the future, and empty list of attendees - is the next meeting.
+
+
+**How to join the meeting?**
+
+In the meeting notes `document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qKvEbfPszjsJJGJhwi8kRVDUG3GZkADzQSH6WFsKqw/edit?usp=sharing>`_,
+on the top it says “to join, click the link”, click the link.
+
+
+**Do I need an invitation to join the meeting?**
+
+No, just join.
+
+
+**Do I need to create an account anywhere?**
+
+No, you can join without an account, and view/comment on the meeting doc without an account.
+
+
+**How do I add a topic to the agenda?**
+
+Add comments/suggestions on the meeting doc, and they will be accepted shortly after.