Jean T. Anderson wrote: > Daniel John Debrunner wrote: >>Jean T. Anderson wrote: > ... > Does the revision below succinctly capture what needs to be conveyed? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Communication Channels > ====================== > The primary mechanism for Derby communication is the mailing lists. > Anyone can participate, no matter what their time zone. The ASF > maintains a reliable searchable archive of past discussions. Oversight > is enabled. Many eyes ensures that the project evolves in a consistent > direction. > > The main channel for development is the "derby-dev" mailing list. > > The main channel for user support is the "derby-user" mailing list. As > is usual with mailing lists, be prepared to wait for an answer. > > The Derby community also maintains an IRC channel on the freenode IRC > network. You are welcome to stop by: > > /server irc.freenode.org > /join #derby > > However, keep in mind that all decisions occur on the Derby mail lists > and not on IRC. Please summarize any off-list knowledge gained and post > it for the benefit of all. For example, if a user asks a question and > gets a response, post that exchange to derby-user. If developers work > out a strategy for solving a problem, post a summary to derby-dev, > including alternatives that were considered but ultimately dismissed and > why. If developers figure out how something works, post a summary of the > finding to derby-dev. > > In all cases, additional eyes can catch any errors, point out any > subtleties, and fill in additional information. The more discussions are > on-list, the more the rest of the community will benefit from the > understanding that is developed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
I went ahead and added this as a new subsection to http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_comm.html . -jean
