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MyFirstContribution: add avenues for getting help

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With https://lore.kernel.org/git/20191114194708.GD60198@google.com/ we
now have a mentoring mailing list, to which we should direct new
contributors who have questions.

Mention #git-devel, which is targeted for Git contributors; asking for
help with getting a first contribution together is on-topic for that
channel. Also mention some of the conventions in case folks are
unfamiliar with IRC.

Because the mentoring list and #git-devel are both a subset of Git
contributors, finally list the main Git list and mention some of the
posting conventions.

Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -23,6 +23,39 @@ useful additional context:
- `Documentation/SubmittingPatches`
- `Documentation/howto/new-command.txt`
[[getting-help]]
=== Getting Help
If you get stuck, you can seek help in the following places.
==== https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/git-mentoring[git-mentoring@googlegroups.com]
This mailing list is targeted to new contributors and is a great place to post
questions and receive kind, detailed answers from volunteers on the Git
project. You must join the group to view messages or post.
==== https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] on Freenode
This IRC channel is for conversations between Git contributors. If someone is
currently online and knows the answer to your question, you can receive help
in real time. Otherwise, you can read the
https://colabti.org/irclogger/irclogger_logs/git-devel[scrollback] to see
whether someone answered you. IRC does not allow offline private messaging, so
if you try to private message someone and then log out of IRC, they cannot
respond to you. It's better to ask your questions in the channel so that you
can be answered if you disconnect and so that others can learn from the
conversation.
==== git@vger.kernel.org
This is the main Git project mailing list where code reviews, version
announcements, design discussions, and more take place. The Git list
requires plain-text-only emails and prefers inline and bottom-posting when
replying to mail; you will be CC'd in all replies to you. Optionally, you can
subscribe to the list by sending an email to majordomo@vger.kernel.org with
"subscribe git" in the body. The https://lore.kernel.org/git[archive] of this
mailing list is available to view in a browser.
[[getting-started]]
== Getting Started