MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help
With https://lore.kernel.org/git/20191114194708.GD60198@google.com/ we now have a mentoring mailing list, to which we should direct new contributors who have questions. Mention #git-devel, which is targeted for Git contributors; asking for help with getting a first contribution together is on-topic for that channel. Also 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, finally list the main Git list and mention some of the posting conventions. Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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- `Documentation/SubmittingPatches`
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- `Documentation/howto/new-command.txt`
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+[[getting-help]]
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+=== Getting Help
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+If you get stuck, you can seek help in the following places.
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+==== https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/git-mentoring[git-mentoring@googlegroups.com]
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+This mailing list is targeted to new contributors and is a great place to post
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+questions and receive kind, detailed answers from volunteers on the Git
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+project. You must join the group to view messages or post.
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+==== https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Freenode
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+This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If someone is
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+currently online and knows the answer to your question, you can receive help
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+in real time. Otherwise, you can read the
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+https://colabti.org/irclogger/irclogger_logs/git-devel[scrollback] to see
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+whether someone answered you. IRC does not allow offline private messaging, so
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+if you try to private message someone and then log out of IRC, they cannot
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+respond to you. It's better to ask your questions in the channel so that you
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+can be answered if you disconnect and so that others can learn from the
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+conversation.
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+==== git@vger.kernel.org
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+This is the main Git project mailing list where code reviews, version
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+announcements, design discussions, and more take place. The Git list
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+requires plain-text-only emails and prefers inline and bottom-posting when
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+replying to mail; you will be CC'd in all replies to you. Optionally, you can
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+subscribe to the list by sending an email to majordomo@vger.kernel.org with
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+"subscribe git" in the body. The https://lore.kernel.org/git[archive] of this
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+mailing list is available to view in a browser.
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[[getting-started]]
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== Getting Started
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