The main message here: **use the right tool for the right job**.
* mailing list: general communication and discussion.
+* irc channel #libre-soc: real(ish)-time communication.
* bugtracker: task-orientated, goal-orientated *focussed* discussion.
* ikiwiki: document store, information store, and (editable) main website
* git repositories: code stores (**not binary or auto-generated output store**)
-* ftp server (<https://ftp.libre-soc.org/>): large file store.
+* ftp server (<https://ftp.libre-soc.org/>): large (temporary,
+ auto-generated) file store.
we will add an IRC channel at some point when there are enough people
to warrant having one (and it will be publicly archived)
public and archived (i.e not skype, not telegram, not discord,
and anyone seriously suggesting slack will be thrown to the
lions). Therefore we have a mailing list. Everything goes through
-there. <https://lists.libre-soc.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev>
+there. <https://lists.libre-soc.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-soc-dev>
therefore please do google "mailing list etiquette" and at the very
minimum look up and understand the following:
If discussions result in any actionable items, it is important not to
lose track of them. Create a bugreport, find the discussion in the
-archives <https://lists.libre-soc.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/>,
+archives <https://lists.libre-soc.org/pipermail/libre-soc-dev/>,
and put the link actually in the bugtracker as one of the comments.
At some point in any discussion, the sudden realisation may dawn on one