cannot register for the forum

[Alex M]

I'm aware that this is perhaps not the place for this bug but I have tried to contact you via email (no response) then by phone (put on hold then transfered to a dead extension) and I cannot register for the forum (as the title suggests).

Previously the register link of the forum was going to a 500 error page. This has been fixed but you STILL CANNOT REGISTER:
go here and click on the 'accet'
http://forum.openerp.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=register

you will see at the bottom there is a field asking for a captcha input 'confirmation code' however the image does not display because it is not configured correctly, probably a permissions thing but sooo infuriating.. I've been trying to evaluate OpenEP for our business for over a month but cant even get to onto the forum..

Please fix this guys!
My evaluation window is closing.

[Olivier Dony (Odoo) (odo-openerp)]

Hi,

Indeed this is not exactly the place for reporting forum issues, it is normally meant for issues with the product itself.

I've just fixed the registration CAPTCHA on the forum, after reading your comment on this question https://answers.launchpad.net/openerp/+question/218108

I switched it to a Q&A CAPTCHA instead of a graphical one, as there seem to be multiple issues with the graphical versions under certain circumstances, and we seem to have hit those circumstances.
I hope you registration will succeed now. Do not forget to clear your browser cookies if you have trouble logging in at some point.

BTW, the forum is far from the only way to obtain free community support, and is perhaps not the most efficient one. Other resources include:
 - the openerp-community mailing-list, which anyone can post to and read after joining the (open) Launchpad team https://launchpad.net/~openerp-community/+join - post: <email address hidden> - public archives: https://lists.launchpad.net/openerp-community/
 - various other topic-specific teams and their mailing-lists, listed on http://v6.openerp.com/community (in the Teams column)
 - the Launchpad Q&A forums at https://answers.launchpad.net/openobject-addons and https://answers.launchpad.net/openobject-server
 - the community expert Q&A site at stackoverflow.com (mostly for programming questions), where "openerp" is a popular tag
 - and many more...

PS: please don't check the "Security Vulnerability" option when reporting a bug unless you bug report really describes a possible security vulnerability (typically a bug that can be exploited to gain elevated privileges or execute unauthorized operations)