irc.freenode.net #asfcommitters Added it to my autojoin list.
Hen On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Henri Yandell <bay...@apache.org> wrote: > Why don't we have a committers IRC channel? > > The members one is useful, and I don't see that 3000 is some > unfeasible number. There are more than 3000 Tomcat users but the > Tomcat channel isn't insane. > > Hen > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ross Gardler > <rgard...@opendirective.com> wrote: >> The ASF spans the globe in terms of contributors, as such we do not, as a >> rule, adopt synchronous communication tools - they exclude people who are in >> other time zones. In the ASF we have a saying: "if it didn't happen on a >> mailing list, it didn't happen". Furthermore, we have over 100 top level and >> over 50 incubating projects. There are over 3000 committers and who knows >> how many contributors. An ASF wide IRC channel would be kind of noisy (some >> projects do use IRC for informal chatter). >> >> You can find our blog roll at planet.Apache.org and many of our projects >> have blogs at blog.apache.org >> >> Our ASF-wide GSoC focused mailing list is this one, so you are in the right >> place, welcome. For discussion about a specific project you would use the >> projects own mailing list. >> >> Ross >> >> Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. >> >> On Mar 24, 2012 10:55 PM, "Sonny from Tacoma" <ikste...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:29 AM, akshay khatri <akshaykhatri...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I wanted to get into Apache development. Though I am looking into various >>>> projects and looking what interests me. >>>> But I wanted to put in some views that I have noticed: >>>> >>>> 1) I didn't find any IRC channel for apache >>>> 2) It is good that mailing list is one of the prime means to communicate >>>> in Apache but I feel that lack of IRC or active blog roll would have been >>>> great. As mailing list isn't supposed to chat with fellow developers, >>>> sharing ideas (other than development) >>>> Or is it that in Apache familiarizing with people happen only if you live >>>> close by or know each other in prior ? (or no discussion other than >>>> development is required/allowed among people ) >>>> >>>> 3) I just saw that GSoC results were out, but didn't find any >>>> email/blog/news from apache about the same. >>>> >>>> 4) As a prospective student, I was looking to familiarize with other >>>> students all over Apache, but again no mode of communication to them and I >>>> strongly believe that there wouldn't be any correspondence between >>>> student/developers among various apache projects. >>>> ( IRC is really a great thing for that and I believe a community today >>>> should have IRC culture to grow ) >>>> >>>> These were just my inputs, only aiming to know other people. >>>> >>>> Just an example of what I am feeling: Fellow students/developers/gsoc >>>> students please email me personally so that I may know you better.(and let >>>> it go to thousands of busy persons over there) >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Harrison Valetski >>> 2304 South Jefferson Avenue >>> Tacoma Wa, 98402 >>> (253) 382 - 4308 >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: community-unsubscr...@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: community-h...@apache.org
