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

From
SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 19, 2019, 21:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20191119214101.GN23183@szeder.dev>
In-Reply-To
<nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1911192227280.15956@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 10:29:43PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi Gábor,
> 
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, SZEDER Gábor wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 01:45:19PM -0800, Emily Shaffer wrote:
> >
> > > I don't mind the idea of pushing folks to ask on the mentoring list
> > > first. It's pretty well attended already - just now I count 16 list
> > > members, a pretty significant majority of which are project veterans.
> > > I have no problem suggesting newbies ask their questions, which others
> > > probably had and solved before them, in a space separate from the main
> > > mailing list.
> > >
> > > Of course if you want to encourage newbies to ask in any of these
> > > three venues, weighted equally, I can change the language. But
> > > suggesting the main list as a last resort was intentional.
> >
> > git@vger is the ultimate source of all wisdom :) and it is openly
> > accessible for anyone for writing,
> 
> ... except people with an @outlook.com address (all of their emails will
> bounce) and people who do not know how to suppress HTML in their emails
> (which I believe constitutes the vast majority)...

And I believe that that "vast majority" will never try to contribute to Git, and thus doesn't matter.

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> > reading, and searching.  Therefore these three venues cannot be weighted
> > equally, but git@vger should be the explicitly preferred venue.  Only if
> > the newbie has some other preferences should the other two be
> > considered; e.g. if more interactive, chatty communication is preferred,
> > then try #git-devel.
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Message 12 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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