From patchwork Fri Jan 24 21:01:48 2020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Emily Shaffer X-Patchwork-Id: 11351051 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 E6D2913A4 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:01:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C13B22071E for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:01:53 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=google.com header.i=@google.com header.b="s0746Xzr" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2387393AbgAXVBw (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:01:52 -0500 Received: from mail-pl1-f202.google.com ([209.85.214.202]:46839 "EHLO mail-pl1-f202.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729799AbgAXVBw (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:01:52 -0500 Received: by mail-pl1-f202.google.com with SMTP id t17so1716936plr.13 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:01:52 -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=+sfC/ED+iQyvpHX8kugkmtkRXFr1mwSB0ULmna8LaEc=; b=s0746Xzr2nrMSjwLak1uwSSGld64u/irJJXseO017pqVAcq8md9QM2jI+6su3NnPQ6 kAU3MX5FpfBEpxkM7mwXpCb1On7o3LwVytFccn4eK1i6f3mTXbSukX2kKcoaL0+q6rtn vz5ZTvznQjrTu5FbIwuWKbnhzTlN3K55sBqmgm0Wf2kWs31d8/R3ZRv7XV0cSgvNLEmf jJ6hk3gqngiWTcuPI08V4jZi5t0NjYnWLV3ECBZ8yD3mrsdItNizRwnbydcS9lQP5m0A TpWcvermGdM7Iw0xzyeMEtIvgD1fkrOViOSsaOvXQ25zke2Gl/Th6Dq9YicL+8OEGdpH juxQ== 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=+sfC/ED+iQyvpHX8kugkmtkRXFr1mwSB0ULmna8LaEc=; b=eZ6fU3GRIVddfZCOgqAF2B8ylSv30h/3L9Y5ma6vH2IO6cgnBP6AkOi4ci8x5RIKSh UttPnhmfuayWIxp9Janvz5kVXmuqTsmbiPnkTtQkysdByeonYzHBtynSOP5PPGsil4YY wC4dZb6cs78r6qHmZ1Zt4b+gBAcCZg7RiHY7rB7J5jkci18qh9UVgMshVpnYMjNg9G5q YJtkOV0g5DtELbvlaaKOX76gMzQujWkAhX+9fuGkesuMb/CAlJGwv+idmYEMnMdYTLtw 7alo1xJ/P2xyK0Hzq0PWGD4hYdcNUa8bIfOPFeVM/lUy9fzCR+SQIcjIhCNZwyShgqlM gnSw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUSrBzQCC285NeGk4+kt0USAADqfD+OatOjHXeVen/Y9lqEYnDY q3n5b9sj3L3pSGyQUDIZfvlh9mnaQ7q4dp/QD/VzA+qX97Slf5zKSXS0UxA9gXgBfkPeJ/bKiNV 7N1da0NXTf7w91Zbkxfi+G02JuwD00AHZ/WUlcuJtJnLGD663Xu/C7GnrRdcpC2+h99ASaW3rQA == X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxcXE85JvV87PKkmqqJyelkRTz7jS7KaTrgzDDk5NZr2qlLZoh5M+SoYKEYoBKtXrGEm00wc5lUS2c9L4Kzh/k= X-Received: by 2002:a63:7744:: with SMTP id s65mr6073601pgc.312.1579899711616; Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:01:51 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:01:48 -0800 In-Reply-To: <20200124200915.249473-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> Message-Id: <20200124210148.220007-1-emilyshaffer@google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.0.341.g760bfbb309-goog Subject: [PATCH v6] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help From: Emily Shaffer To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Emily Shaffer Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org With https://lore.kernel.org/git/20191114194708.GD60198@google.com/ we now have a mentoring mailing list, to which we should direct new contributors who have questions. Mention #git-devel, which is targeted for Git contributors; asking for help with getting a first contribution together is on-topic for that channel. Also 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, finally list the main Git list and mention some of the posting conventions. Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer --- Since v5, let the mailing list reference resolve to a mailto instead and added an explicit link to the (read-only) archives. - Emily Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt index 35b9130aa3..c361b5d4ce 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. + +==== git@vger.kernel.org + +This is the main Git project mailing list where code reviews, version +announcements, design discussions, and more take place. 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. You can also browse the +https://lore.kernel.org/git[archives] in your browser. + [[getting-started]] == Getting Started