Hi Emily, On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, Emily Shaffer wrote: > With https://public-inbox.org/git/20191114194708.GD60198@xxxxxxxxxx/ 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 <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- 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/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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > + > +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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > + > +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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with > +"subscribe git" in the body. > + > [[getting-started]] > == Getting Started > > -- > 2.24.0.432.g9d3f5f5b63-goog > >
