Re: ISO git-and-patch mentoring/assistance

[Thomas Morley]

Am Sa., 3. Nov. 2018 um 15:04 Uhr schrieb David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>
> Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm reaching out for help with the git-and-patch process for my first
> > two patches. They are both very small changes — one is a tweak to an
> > existing music function, one is the addition of a few pieces of
> > syntactic sugar — which I think are perfect as first
> > attempts/submissions.
> >
> > I believe I have all the skills to do it all myself — or, of course,
> > could RTFM — but there are two things I definitely need to be
> > successful:
> >
> > 1. a tutor/mentor willing to answer questions the moment I get stuck
> > on any step (because otherwise, the mountain of items on my "regular
> > life" to-do list will simply swamp this effort); and
> >
> > 2. an accountability colleague, willing to check in with me if the process 
> > stalls.
> >
> > If there’s anyone here with the patience to help me out of the
> > starting block, I think I could contribute (on my own) more to the
> > ’Pond once my life settles down in the New Year.
> >
> > Feel free to respond off-list.
>
> Well, the developer list is sort-of "David plus mitigation" or "multiple
> sources with David as fallback" regarding technical advice particularly
> in relation to Git and our operating procedures.  Which likely beats
> "just David".  So the developer list as a whole seems certainly one
> somewhat viable solution to your problem.
>
> --
> David Kastrup

Hi Kieren,

I always read the devel-list, and will reply to any request _if_ I
have to say something _and_ the time to do so.
Regrettable I've not much time outside from vacations or weekends.
David is certainly right, if it comes to advanced git questions, he
may be the only one with the needed knowledge, for myself: I only know
the basic stuff, usually enough to provide patches, though.
And my skills are limited to ly- and scm-codings.

Again, it depends heavily on my available time, so I'd like to second
David with his recommendation to write to the devel-list.

Cheers,
  Harm