Subject: Re: [PATCH] MyFirstContribution: link #git-devel to Libera Chat

From: Emily Shaffer <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 10:23:47 -0700

On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 07:21:14PM +0530, Atharva Raykar wrote:
> 
> It's pretty safe to say that most of the regulars on #git-devel are now
> on Libera Chat. This will help new contributors find the right place, if
> they choose to ask questions on `#git-devel`.

Ah, I forgot to say - it is probably better to link either to the
mailing list discussion or to the IRC chat logs than to say "It's safe
to say" in the commit message.

> 
> Since there seems to be no way to directly link Libera's web chat to
> `#git-devel` directly, I have put a generic link over the text 'Libera
> Chat'. Users will have to manually type `#git-devel` in the webchat
> interface, but that should be obvious enough to not be worth mentioning.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Atharva Raykar <[email-masked]>
> ---
> 
> My heuristic for determining "most of the regulars are on Libera Chat" is the
> fact that the last biweekly standup happened there.
> 
>  Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> index af0a9da62e..cd9e2069d4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Veteran contributors who are especially interested in helping mentor newcomers
>  are present on the list. In order to avoid search indexers, group membership is
>  required to view messages; anyone can join and no approval is required.
>  
> -==== https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Freenode
> +==== #git-devel on https://web.libera.chat[Libera Chat]
>  
>  This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If someone is
>  currently online and knows the answer to your question, you can receive help
> @@ -826,9 +826,9 @@ NOTE: You can typically find someone who can `/allow` you on GitGitGadget by
>  either examining recent pull requests where someone has been granted `/allow`
>  (https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+%22%2Fallow%22[Search:
>  is:pr is:open "/allow"]), in which case both the author and the person who
> -granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the
> -https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Freenode
> -linking your pull request and asking for someone to `/allow` you.
> +granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the #git-devel IRC
> +channel on https://web.libera.chat[Libera Chat] linking your pull request and
> +asking for someone to `/allow` you.
>  
>  If the CI fails, you can update your changes with `git rebase -i` and push your
>  branch again:
> -- 
> 2.31.1
>