From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MALFORMED_FREEMAIL, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_NONE shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66AC81F4B5 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:38:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727355AbfKOXi6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:38:58 -0500 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:43503 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727056AbfKOXi6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:38:58 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1573861133; bh=woktkkEtf60rrmVzEO8LAkHOpcVe3E/LQ9lGVw3+TEI=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=dcmOqhGeiU5usZq1ncLqa/pA9PoHkxPeNjzmdZa9Bp/VDf3uUduvaeWECsb5p53Tm xnYbADfVePpBxzD9WZEyeDsr2rhKYOgL25Sj8F2sTuS3eCzQb4ZFdByWsBQSPxc1pP y/7SivU03RBVOq0qS/g7KzDgKXmiICP7ZXH1zwMA= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from [192.168.0.213] ([37.201.195.120]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx005 [212.227.17.190]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MeCpR-1hulfG12lb-00bMV4; Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:38:53 +0100 Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:38:38 +0100 (CET) From: Johannes Schindelin X-X-Sender: virtualbox@gitforwindows.org To: Emily Shaffer cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Denton Liu Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help In-Reply-To: <20191115230637.76877-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> Message-ID: References: <20191115230637.76877-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.1 (DEB 209 2017-03-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:z4wWO/lt4uf2f3vpz/EiIE7Pd0+yY+YTFdjV1Df+VSPi8Fc6fiJ nsOVI0k/2ORd2biykGna2SKHG5ZTbJdm3K2oeDil7DjkngzWwZmp9oSBSu3Ywt9qU2hbcxH ro1swz4sxCI7MpiJ11Mp1DBoK9T50bfdviU2T/dDMsKj3/MET9jQZllOtikCxJ2tZDqxzMK osBSy5I0HuqrJTQKgeJ9w== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:0GbQJhvwMYo=:S+MCGskF6VnYRJl+UR4+6q xtY8dUiYuLaroUBQlFRL6BMzKwoQwO9gbRYI7CFuojT9HKhUWbmwD/aKWQ7osW7jr8PCljZPr 9nkhsCCCzLTvpLaaupyY8yalrXcompc7gxgsrMdYo5J9ATI6OuWSccYPPaVjmZLewzzDCYxsV ZjFswSQgiPLkNHopmEvsqbphxptL0VDtRDj5sR5lQC5wN4PBSQyre/Y4QV1Dgj4AKK79Rp1pW JFgrTI0gI9//Xpf7GMBpfkHiOSG+OQ4jGCPLW58RKCeGtBjs8RS++L45MFDG5McDtKUKxepBd SZufu7+5ViDmwLqc0jdcqjFu8avULqcl2v8KR7LSXfNyRYdvJ/kog8wPevva/f/kMI7rVtR6K 4HJSKrLD23DagcWMTtzXzk9YTKJ7VSqPDzSDcjaIbBU+UAtLnZySIhK/S2l0iLLciC6qokmg6 nGhDzXxQCx6U+d1wQ/kqq7Hxl6bZuXU46Bn3PRhUnqJAUwD7MN0P2JqBV6EI7iTjlyS8gwMjr PVoCvuYskP0xh35Xk2B1J59hVtQibl2eQCaw0yHAY2kfcQOS9wcPM3WrMTxFoh0z3pjC/05/b NmqtTeEnmI5SMYsZqDFmb2brCIgPL1jPLC+rydhfNCq0MZ36lX7wE8fQCNFH8uHTK0OLHCEDR QzhL3X4BzJdORC/llgSI2cL1KEfoRnbSB49+Xbuk69CseTV0XT2OmOKZqtgR6suuOyrROn/Kx 4DC6EHMamcqbxDCra9YxAEMLvySBAgxyN2hQVZzwdOba7C82vrWxpjZUBfvrxygYshBy8vIOL +/wlPYG5eTJyz6UCI+dN22VGEjLCgpuEyZj4vjwj9BnQ1p7Alezy/9dt/PwrzwvRPWsxBs9H2 Hm5qhLHPW+S5EfmdmOA+ZJ2ns4GkbjCTJgXz8+19Gc8qFnxxWQ4/dhmMfeN4jlY3U9qRLrUpf iW5c7OtK978HoTnpygOY/8InxsDALqSAPIOYHxXwB/2kzW0dgjallKs0ZmD5AZztxYs4slbGy TH/c1axBkB4wbA8wdFXAe/VeMZusH6xdTSNQDQL0pp2Ph37mfCkLJictWL5FRVJlkLJ8WAXMp O+ECx68t5scLX4vZKU5Cf8pC73863u6ob0HxdSrPFlLUozWUgeVFmRkpCxI5RtcDb2xRrqr0j TLAt05zxakEMUn9prxewcCma+u4/u9igURJroNOiuvyeFRBeWxSTfZU75N+HEfllGNH1lf22M U2sa0CA20q/D1wk05iYpM4zp8J68O6QN6BxuPby/QkWhEqaxUNxyEICV+fK4= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Emily, On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Emily Shaffer wrote: > With https://public-inbox.org/git/20191114194708.GD60198@google.com/ we > now have a mentoring mailing list, to which we should direct new > contributors who have questions. > > Since #git-devel's traffic is fairly low, it should be OK to direct some > questions there too. Mention some of the conventions in case folks are > unfamiliar with IRC. > > Because the mentoring list and #git-devel are both a subset of Git > contributors, it's possible that no response is found on either forum, > so list the main mailing list as a fallback and mention some of the > conventions. > > Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer > --- Looks good to me. Thanks! Dscho > > Reworded the Git mailing list blurb per Denton's recommendation. > > Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFir= stContribution.txt > index 5e9b808f5f..90f45b387a 100644 > --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt > +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt > @@ -23,6 +23,39 @@ useful additional context: > - `Documentation/SubmittingPatches` > - `Documentation/howto/new-command.txt` > > +[[getting-help]] > +=3D=3D=3D Getting Help > + > +If you get stuck, you can seek help in the following places. > + > +=3D=3D=3D=3D https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/git-mentoring[git-= mentoring@googlegroups.com] > + > +This mailing list is targeted to new contributors and is a great place = to post > +questions and receive kind, detailed answers from volunteers on the Git > +project. You must join the group to view messages or post. > + > +=3D=3D=3D=3D https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Fre= enode > + > +This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If some= one is > +currently online and knows the answer to your question, you can receive= help > +in real time. Otherwise, you can read the > +https://colabti.org/irclogger//irclogger_logs/git-devel[scrollback] to = see > +whether someone answered you. IRC does not allow offline private messag= ing, so > +if you try to private message someone and then log out of IRC, they can= not > +respond to you. It's better to ask your questions in the channel so tha= t you > +can be answered if you disconnect and so that others can learn from the > +conversation. > + > +=3D=3D=3D=3D https://public-inbox.org/git[git@vger.kernel.org] > + > +This is the main Git project mailing list where code reviews, version > +announcements, design discussions, and more take place. If you fail to = receive > +help via the channels above, you can ask your question here. The Git li= st > +requires plain-text-only emails and prefers inline and bottom-posting w= hen > +replying to mail; you will be CC'd in all replies to you. Optionally, y= ou can > +subscribe to the list by sending an email to majordomo@vger.kernel.org = with > +"subscribe git" in the body. > + > [[getting-started]] > =3D=3D Getting Started > > -- > 2.24.0.432.g9d3f5f5b63-goog > >