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* Getting developers to stop what they are doing and help you (and your students) on irc is a two-way thing: if all you ever do is ask questions, you're not likely to have your questions answered over the long term. The best long term strategy is to look for ways to contribute to the channels. For example, a developer may need help testing a patch, or need some info about an OS they don't have. Watching for ways to contribute helps build your credibility and place within the community. | * Getting developers to stop what they are doing and help you (and your students) on irc is a two-way thing: if all you ever do is ask questions, you're not likely to have your questions answered over the long term. The best long term strategy is to look for ways to contribute to the channels. For example, a developer may need help testing a patch, or need some info about an OS they don't have. Watching for ways to contribute helps build your credibility and place within the community. | ||
* Similar to the previous point, IRC is not email. Joining irc, asking a question, then leaving right away is not how you should use it. Many people leave it running all the time so they can read what has happened while they were away. Maybe you'll know the answer to a question asked a few hours ago--it's fine to answer it now | * Similar to the previous point, IRC is not email. Joining irc, asking a question, then leaving right away is not how you should use it. Many people leave it running all the time so they can read what has happened while they were away. Maybe you'll know the answer to a question asked a few hours ago--it's fine to answer it now | ||
* Don't overlook the value of having your students (and you!) sit idle in the main developer channels. What an amazing learning opportunity to have the chance to be able to go and "sit" in the "office" of a world-class developer project and listen to how they work. | * Don't overlook the value of having your students (and you!) sit idle in the main developer channels. What an amazing learning opportunity to have the chance to be able to go and "sit" in the "office" of a world-class developer project and listen to how they work. | ||
===Mailing Lists/Newsgroups=== | |||
While IRC plays a central role in connecting developers around the world, it is not sufficient on its own. This is especially true when you need to talk with someone in a timezone opposite to your own. For more asynchronous communication, using Mozilla's [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo mailing lists] (which are also cached as newsgroups by Google) | |||
Like IRC, subscribing to a number of mailing lists can greatly increase your exposure to, and awareness of, the community and what is being worked on at any given moment. It's also a good way for you to ask certain questions. | |||
Here are a few lists that might be of interest to you and your students to get started: | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-apps-firefox dev-apps-firefox] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-apps-thunderbird dev-apps-thunderbird] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-builds dev-builds] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-extensions dev-extensions] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform dev-platform] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platforms-mobile dev-platforms-mobile] | |||
[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-xul dev-tech-xul] | |||
See the complete list [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo mailing here] for others. | |||
=Resources= | =Resources= | ||