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

Emily Shaffer [off-list ref] writes:

On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 09:20:20AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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Emily Shaffer [off-list ref] writes:

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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".