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Re: [PATCH v2] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 16, 2019, 00:09 UTC
Message-ID
<20191116000947.GA30187@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20191115230637.76877-1-emilyshaffer@google.com>
Emily Shaffer wrote:
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> --- 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
optional: https://j.mp/gitdevlog also works and is briefer.
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> +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.
> +
Very nice.
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Thanks.
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Message 6 of 44 in “MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help”
  1. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Nov 15, 2019
  2. Denton LiuNov 15, 2019
  3. Emily ShafferNov 15, 2019
  4. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Nov 15, 2019
  5. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2019
  6. Jonathan NiederNov 16, 2019
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2019
  8. Emily ShafferNov 18, 2019
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2019
  10. SZEDER GáborNov 19, 2019
  11. Johannes SchindelinNov 19, 2019
  12. SZEDER GáborNov 19, 2019
  13. Eric WongNov 20, 2019
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 20, 2019
  15. SZEDER GáborNov 20, 2019
  16. Kerry, RichardNov 20, 2019
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2019
  18. SZEDER GáborNov 19, 2019
  19. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Dec 13, 2019
  20. Derrick StoleeDec 13, 2019
  21. Emily ShafferDec 13, 2019
  22. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Dec 13, 2019
  23. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2019
  24. Emily ShafferDec 13, 2019
  25. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2019
  26. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpemilyshaffer@google.com, Jan 24, 2020
  27. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2020
  28. Emily ShafferJan 24, 2020
  29. Emily ShafferJan 24, 2020
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2020
  31. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Jan 24, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2020
  33. Emily ShafferJan 24, 2020
  34. MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting helpEmily Shaffer, Jan 24, 2020
  35. SZEDER GáborJan 24, 2020
  36. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2020
  37. SZEDER GáborFeb 6, 2020
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2020
  39. Emily ShafferFeb 6, 2020
  40. Emily ShafferFeb 6, 2020
  41. MyFirstContribution: rephrase contact infoEmily Shaffer, Feb 14, 2020
  42. Jonathan NiederFeb 14, 2020
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2020
  44. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2020

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