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=-11.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS, USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL 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 C0D2A1F5AE for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2021 19:06:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S234064AbhFHTHb (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:07:31 -0400 Received: from mail-pl1-f175.google.com ([209.85.214.175]:41475 "EHLO mail-pl1-f175.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S237790AbhFHTFZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:05:25 -0400 Received: by mail-pl1-f175.google.com with SMTP id o12so7815659plk.8 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:03:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=NYVYVd6skk3cVf1rIRbAE6/VysJqULIAeCITAWk5cd0=; b=ejlFLt9VqJXSZHIVaSxg3y0ArK5wu8QEW8Jg1Q93TFXtdI73nFIUkTErnXXDg2hUBY XpwUNFeCdhLIJ1+xu2ZPIqrYfhczOyMdcGnzs2yZ5AgB7wYP0dThGEEqXGbrtJ+F1GYq SgOSDXncdQ8LsR4PdE0lThAqzwqyQcISuroQ6MUA7UWwkvl38O2nk2jE2P63lkSh71rI 6Z7BlDb2jSzelzPYqRT/bDNnNqlubrEa22cKllsDEIujW0atkE1rFPqP0BEKeyt47gbE dQm/XQ/SH2XOAqHAhI4qU8W7HlMxgfBw4UVgoTnwJ1CsmlPKg3ZMyOOjoh4sIozu3/Yo rwVg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=NYVYVd6skk3cVf1rIRbAE6/VysJqULIAeCITAWk5cd0=; b=l+cRregjnAsI+AtLN3TLfkUNx7lkdHGIEO2h15E/yjCwCP/Zv7R2JlvOI+z3T38Ow+ UPM/P/Nora40NlpHfJwI/Wr6dz5jxHVrOLxddVjBRAh2pzWRy8t0Q4i9Gf5PfOKXJkR4 ercBV69S8Ib3rgrEnEFNh1EzPQAswFQxzB+N9qWlVAnWGIfHo24HIBIOPf0KBdVA4oyr KiteTF50uXzPLPWoh3h/TqqjVRlrl/pvPKVPTsD5tZELXR5RhZIB4f/lO4eVjwqpwkvZ VRQmhZcxLqCTdZ/t0M65wBIsawD3Syofd8LGsU6dLcKgbZvDh0DjBtd8n6mXFytUCSmw jyyQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532nVqECJUR16WHvwGuHnKyE3jeQ8/kXGwOLuJdgvplcsJvVNMbi YKXxy+qP9hjlDomE4Dcos2UNKw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz+KPaEmtRvKWhtrfXeOr6qBsaYI1/4y9h3JJbzCpzo5b48f+Tivyvrw3QMDK0sDiacPfgWPA== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:904a:b029:101:af84:4f55 with SMTP id w10-20020a170902904ab0290101af844f55mr1141765plz.80.1623178951546; Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:02:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from google.com ([2620:15c:2ce:0:f819:e238:f61a:a961]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c3sm11058966pfl.42.2021.06.08.12.02.30 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:02:30 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 12:02:24 -0700 From: Emily Shaffer To: Atharva Raykar Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] MyFirstContribution: link #git-devel to Libera Chat Message-ID: References: <20210608135114.71104-1-raykar.ath@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 11:34:02PM +0530, Atharva Raykar wrote: > > 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 :) Or maybe Libera thought it was too obvious to document? :thinkyface: Thanks again, looking forward to v2 :) - Emily