add what mailing list new developers need to use.(wiki.blender.org) #37500

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Scott Petrovic · 2013-11-17T16:50:38+01:00

Scott Petrovic commented

2013-11-17 16:50:38 +01:00

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Doc/New_Developer_Info

Provide single mailing list for new developers/volunteers to reach out to on the wiki. Currently, the new developer contact page says "See the Contact and Get Involved pages for more information about these."

For new users, there is a lot to take in with all of the information and documentation that is out there. All of the reference links are making it more difficult to figure out where to go. There are more projects than there are mailing lists also. Things like UI don't have mailing lists. It can be confusing knowing where to go.

Action

It would be better to change "See the Contact and Get Involved pages for more information about these." to something like "Sign up for the bf-committers@blender.org mailing list and talk with developers about getting involved further. Provide a link to the list.

thoughts?

Scott

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Doc/New_Developer_Info Provide single mailing list for new developers/volunteers to reach out to on the wiki. Currently, the new developer contact page says "See the Contact and Get Involved pages for more information about these." For new users, there is a lot to take in with all of the information and documentation that is out there. All of the reference links are making it more difficult to figure out where to go. There are more projects than there are mailing lists also. Things like UI don't have mailing lists. It can be confusing knowing where to go. Action 1. It would be better to change "See the Contact and Get Involved pages for more information about these." to something like "Sign up for the bf-committers@blender.org mailing list and talk with developers about getting involved further. Provide a link to the list. thoughts? Scott

Scott Petrovic commented

2013-11-17 16:50:38 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Scott Petrovic commented

2013-11-17 16:50:38 +01:00

Added subscriber: @scottyp

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-11-18 06:19:07 +01:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-11-18 06:19:07 +01:00

I changed the text to this now:

Most communication happens on mailing lists, irc chat and the bug and patch trackers. See the Contact for more information. When in doubt and no particular channel seems to match your question, mail the bf-committers mailing list and you will get an answer there or get redirected to the right channel.

Generally if people want to get involved e.g. working on cycles or writing addons, it's best to ask on the special interest list, so I don't want to give the impression that everyone should aways mail bf-committers first.

I changed the text to this now: > Most communication happens on mailing lists, irc chat and the bug and patch trackers. See the Contact for more information. When in doubt and no particular channel seems to match your question, mail the bf-committers mailing list and you will get an answer there or get redirected to the right channel. Generally if people want to get involved e.g. working on cycles or writing addons, it's best to ask on the special interest list, so I don't want to give the impression that everyone should aways mail bf-committers first.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2013-11-18 06:19:15 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2013-11-18 06:19:15 +01:00

Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2013-11-18 06:19:15 +01:00

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