From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:40:27 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20191213174915.GD135450@google.com> Emily Shaffer writes: > On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 09:20:20AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> Emily Shaffer 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".