[Python-checkins] devguide: Add a communications section to the devguide FAQ (closes #11690)

[Raymond Hettinger]

Please don't add the IRC link to the devguide.

Based on conversations with Guido, he is against it being part of the core development process.


Raymond



On Jul 21, 2011, at 4:08 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> FWIW you can make #python a link using either irc://chat.freenode.net/python
>> (this will open the default IRC app, and I think Firefox even ask if you
>> want to use a webchat) or http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=python (for
>> the freenode webchat).  If you are going to do it, it might be worth
>> mentioning that the channel requires registration.
>> 
>> I agree with Victor that the network (Freenode or irc.freenode.net) should
>> be specified.
>> Also the #python-dev channel should be mentioned (it doesn't require
>> registration, so links are fine here).
> 
> If someone more knowledgeable on IRC matters than me could either
> commit a fix directly to the devguide repo or else put a patch on the
> tracker, that would be great.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nick.
> 
> -- 
> Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
> _______________________________________________
> Python-checkins mailing list
> Python-checkins at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-checkins