From patchwork Fri Nov 15 23:06:37 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Emily Shaffer X-Patchwork-Id: 11247223 Return-Path: Received: from mail.kernel.org (pdx-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [172.30.200.123]) by pdx-korg-patchwork-2.web.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE65B6C1 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:06:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C966F20729 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:06:46 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=google.com header.i=@google.com header.b="bErXA+V/" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727168AbfKOXGn (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:06:43 -0500 Received: from mail-pg1-f202.google.com ([209.85.215.202]:55821 "EHLO mail-pg1-f202.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727021AbfKOXGn (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:06:43 -0500 Received: by mail-pg1-f202.google.com with SMTP id a12so8348148pgl.22 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:06:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:subject:from:to:cc; bh=OaUi/9Ozv94H3tPHM7WvaIyJ5Ykoh6+We2kHITEnpds=; b=bErXA+V/RgaxSH2hXvDFJ+1IvGoZRtSH1bEM2MgXOXg3tknrCcQwPaMORw3JnyYIIJ Lv3gv8fRz4m0WR8zi/iSQTiMFEG5xzDOsh3ypKTj1v1+CQ/fvk91bJz97dvj1cQBR+nj 7ISwBkrR03gC+0Nx8zZyQbXejWJKxLzHiXAr/0dn5ooBszt/cIw4+TE1o6rYNB7yrXr2 QGRFk6lqxFMO/lVf1xzGuVNvyivZlzb6bT0KNaiglWkXulW4/esGqgFD30sAw/WNMyeX 40/LzhinzSYetkn5HiyEGXLCauYzhGtpsOY09RwFs+woqhhyJcQRuNXorxogomFBj7ty Rllg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:subject :from:to:cc; bh=OaUi/9Ozv94H3tPHM7WvaIyJ5Ykoh6+We2kHITEnpds=; b=YoJIZTYQEVCAgZDmLY5ST1xVikIgoilSel8ncgwzV3zEnDU+hYAP8fo+aO8eNrpDNb uWTlbvGpP5CdynbeLNfdluQlzb3spdxABu+gqh45UscfwJ7bZMwskbh1nQCmU4XQKla7 0eEibdracuRnkL5YBvnx0gjLpCofR/OUw7BnKdBebK55DLyN8iTMD+TegZvSwy72zTkn 2dWcs6A60N+sd0awyj74cZBUs/vblOpxyzjONF92x5fxXu4Cqj4yKoR7SoDdcvb1ImDX TJ2plXzpNSXHixYFkgvJFcuU/oF5iW6I7aTeXAK/gPq7DA/tsEhHbEadQHodMebrSRoF 21ZQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV9IJB359Ej7sCX6wnLyG2NqjK+ku9oGcA0+CGnPQGKZk7Ckit2 rF4+3Q6sARvsKN9lWaTgybb3rlgp8jeD1JLH3qYpAyS696JLQhVqRKLiEi/LUT9RElDBtSaoTc1 PQRlmbNi1MQTXxAoHEWAnei9AqHTqFTyVQL4fuMEl1wiewtnEe8Dxo1lXTJVEox14AFi7AqGGKw == X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqy8wS3zFQiR/qnlVcVbj51mumqttITboUSfrnhiJADpq2Mv4yEq3TfpQaVKmpbny/mwBewxNULsCuYdson3IBc= X-Received: by 2002:a63:dd51:: with SMTP id g17mr18699656pgj.388.1573859200990; Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:06:40 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:06:37 -0800 In-Reply-To: <20191115215342.37408-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> Message-Id: <20191115230637.76877-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.24.0.432.g9d3f5f5b63-goog Subject: [PATCH v2] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help From: Emily Shaffer To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Emily Shaffer , Denton Liu Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org 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 Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder --- 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/MyFirstContribution.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]] +=== Getting Help + +If you get stuck, you can seek help in the following places. + +==== 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. + +==== https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Freenode + +This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If someone 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 messaging, so +if you try to private message someone and then log out of IRC, they cannot +respond to you. It's better to ask your questions in the channel so that you +can be answered if you disconnect and so that others can learn from the +conversation. + +==== 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 list +requires plain-text-only emails and prefers inline and bottom-posting when +replying to mail; you will be CC'd in all replies to you. Optionally, you can +subscribe to the list by sending an email to majordomo@vger.kernel.org with +"subscribe git" in the body. + [[getting-started]] == Getting Started