Re: [PATCH v3] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 13, 2019, 18:40 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqlfrgkr1g.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20191213174915.GD135450@google.com>

Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:

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> On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 09:20:20AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Since #git-devel's traffic is fairly low, it should be OK to direct some
>> > questions there too.
>> 
>> Correct me if I recall wrong, but wasn't #git the original IRC
>> channel we developers hang out on, and then somebody thought "the
>> traffic is fairly low, so it should be OK" and directed non
>> developer trafic there, which caused the developers to migrate out
>> to #git-devel, a new channel?
>
> I certainly don't have the background to correct you, as that was before
> my time, but I can say that this document isn't directing non-developer
> traffic. This is a tutorial for aspiring Git developers to ask questions
> about Git development.

I do not necessarily think it is a bad idea, but the rationale must be "#git-devel is for those who work on git, so it is very on topic there", not "it is low traffic so anything can be sent there".