Rolling out EPICS Chat

[Ralph Lange via Core-talk <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Dear Core-Talkers,

Answering to requests for a way of communication that is more intimate than Tech-Talk (~1000 subscribers), we are introducing EPICS Chat, based on the Matrix protocol and network.

Here's the a short and concise documentation, intentionally not in the navi yet. Please read it carefully.
    https://epics-controls.org/epics-chat/

We're doing this as a phased roll-out. We had beta testers and volunteers first, now we're going to the core-talk members, and in April (Collaboration Meeting) we'll go fully public.

If you have a Matrix account on another homeserver, you can just join the EPICS space through the link on top of the EPICS web page.

If you want to create a Matrix account on the EPICS Chat homeserver, follow the instructions further down that page. Make sure that you re-direct your client to the epics-controls.org homeserver when creating the account.

I'm happy to help create the infrastructure (spaces, rooms) that is needed and to boost you to moderators or maintainers for your areas - EPICS Chat should be a service that is largely self-maintained and adapts to the community needs.

Thanks for your help and - see you on EPICS Chat!
~Ralph