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: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,URIBL_SBL,URIBL_SBL_A shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF4281F9E5 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2021 18:05:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S234093AbhFHSGC (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jun 2021 14:06:02 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:50828 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S234081AbhFHSF6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jun 2021 14:05:58 -0400 Received: from mail-pj1-x1030.google.com (mail-pj1-x1030.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::1030]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 87BABC061574 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2021 11:04:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-pj1-x1030.google.com with SMTP id x21-20020a17090aa395b029016e25313bfcso658693pjp.2 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:04:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=5T/MDMBGNWLjl7O9dLv3+UYvtT7WDSlGHcRkkqYQ7bY=; b=ScbSiuwJ0KDciSPhOIU2lX6x/IewNy+P7lms3AnyI1Ndhswhtrc7Q0ErJiMu0uZYZP M8gcEP50bYkvuLveeRMoQNyZ0TVWHscJVAHUGCBhxGTntMtlMKW/5UrJMItWFQUx6bLV QRcMfkrZ+Fwo99jMiVuZOPUeB0fYLD1nB3pl50U+9+XNUC3Ev74ucFAGDsgm5cqa8fjm Cnv0HXTGqTLn491IBsw/Q9hju4VXp63qjD5sv5z9R431gfWTXsdH1NqWJAnW3V82F+oC ivyYOQghNRgx8CfalAmvIVeCRJ5+zp9v0HgiNj1qLjdX2GUmSt/BszbuNHJdtzM/LoQM UZIA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=5T/MDMBGNWLjl7O9dLv3+UYvtT7WDSlGHcRkkqYQ7bY=; b=NU6R1di6TH45mUx73EB/HiaNv/mG7nf8BdLljMlKYvAhIHELpCSuimJdLiNy+BEdBp 2AvBgNrIhv2V2S02986CRVaR4Y9KaA2n/2r9JRMfa1xdtizHYgQKhw0R9CDaqMa95ff9 DyZUt+2GAzIEAmDVay6QzK0ZOFWbs7k2pMwu1BPvALwBQuJ03kJX1I1+ewwocrgn/4XZ gMgwbKRYCnB6KW1x7Slx7QG2Y0omgO9RIduGxls89fMDimo4fY/txowBLtbJHDP1jZbU VdKAEo20KWPtVmzYkR0+KsdQM1zx5Up+h/3G8NANcguhpZnD8MQfI6geKG15Oo7doYUW 7/xg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531Z+4iqPBPPriCDkW/6FsmHsWSFsr2rkktWNmeo/WLZVVCzYoGU D5I7rK0AupiyupEK6nxrkJA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxntGk8BRHIb8vWBV5OE3jaUn4WguasBiWyY27s/t+fJ0kaKdk4hDKxJuWn4VAgv4L+ICCnBg== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90a:7aca:: with SMTP id b10mr6235255pjl.49.1623175445047; Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:04:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atharva-on-air.dlink ([119.82.107.60]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s24sm2990016pju.9.2021.06.08.11.04.03 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:04:04 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 14.0 \(3654.60.0.2.21\)) Subject: Re: [PATCH] MyFirstContribution: link #git-devel to Libera Chat From: Atharva Raykar In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 23:34:02 +0530 Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: References: <20210608135114.71104-1-raykar.ath@gmail.com> To: Emily Shaffer X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3654.60.0.2.21) Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On 08-Jun-2021, at 22:53, Emily Shaffer wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 07:21:14PM +0530, Atharva Raykar wrote: >> >> It's pretty safe to say that most of the regulars on #git-devel are now >> on Libera Chat. This will help new contributors find the right place, if >> they choose to ask questions on `#git-devel`. >> >> Since there seems to be no way to directly link Libera's web chat to >> `#git-devel` directly, > > I just typed "web.libera.chat/#git-devel" and it worked perfectly fine. > >> I have put a generic link over the text 'Libera >> Chat'. Users will have to manually type `#git-devel` in the webchat >> interface, but that should be obvious enough to not be worth mentioning. > > Generally, this is a bad approach to take for absolute-beginner > documents like this one. Even if it "should" be obvious, why not just > say it? Some skills - like how to examine the compiler errors from your > C compiler and fix your code accordingly - are a necessary prerequisite > to be useful on the Git project; other skills - like how to use IRC - > are not, and we can teach them, especially in a guide like this :) Got you. In fact, the fault in my reasoning was perfectly demonstrated by the fact that I did not attempt one of the most "obvious" ways to get the link to #git-devel directly. I cannot decide what's obvious for other people :) > But anyway it's moot, as direct link does seem to work. > >> [...] > > The prior link was a direct link to the #git-devel channel, so that > newbies don't need to figure out how to join the channel they want from > the main webchat landing page. It looks like Libera also supports this > functionality. So please link to 'https://web.libera.chat/#git-devel' > instead. Sure. I'll send another patch. > [...] > > Thanks very much for sending the patch. I haven't had time to address it > myself. > > - Emily