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Getting developers to stop what they are doing and help you 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 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. | ||
Don't overlook the value of | Don't overlook the value of sitting 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. | ||
== The people in channels == | == The people in channels == | ||
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===Using private chats with individual user(s)=== | ===Using private chats with individual user(s)=== | ||
Use a temporary channel. You could ask two or three people to join you in a channel name of your choosing | Use a temporary channel. You could ask two or three people to join you in a channel name of your choosing and then paste your text there: | ||
/join #temp1234 | /join #temp1234 | ||
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===Using pastebin.mozilla.org=== | ===Using pastebin.mozilla.org=== | ||
The second | The second and perhaps most common solution is to use an on-line pastebin. These are websites that allow users to temporarily host large quantities of text, and assign them unique URLs. Mozilla hosts its own pastebin, which is publicly accessible at http://mozilla.pastebin.org. | ||
You use simply paste your text into the textbox, and optionally select any syntax highlighting you desire. Finally, click the Send button. You'll be taken to a new page. Copy the URL from the address bar, which will look something like this: | You use simply paste your text into the textbox, and optionally select any syntax highlighting you desire. Finally, click the Send button. You'll be taken to a new page. Copy the URL from the address bar, which will look something like this: | ||