From patchwork Fri Oct 22 22:59:51 2021 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Stefano Stabellini X-Patchwork-Id: 12579135 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1289C433F5 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:00:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.xenproject.org (lists.xenproject.org [192.237.175.120]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5E9A460EBD for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:00:18 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 mail.kernel.org 5E9A460EBD Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=kernel.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lists.xenproject.org Received: from list by lists.xenproject.org with outflank-mailman.215294.374393 (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1me3Vz-0000zH-FQ; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:55 +0000 X-Outflank-Mailman: Message body and most headers restored to incoming version Received: by outflank-mailman (output) from mailman id 215294.374393; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:55 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.xenproject.org) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1me3Vz-0000zA-CR; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:55 +0000 Received: by outflank-mailman (input) for mailman id 215294; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:54 +0000 Received: from us1-rack-iad1.inumbo.com ([172.99.69.81]) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1me3Vy-0000z4-CD for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:54 +0000 Received: from mail.kernel.org (unknown [198.145.29.99]) by us1-rack-iad1.inumbo.com (Halon) with ESMTPS id fcb1be96-5700-48b0-8fc3-537a7f2ab193; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3E51E61037; Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:59:52 +0000 (UTC) X-BeenThere: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org List-Id: Xen developer discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xenproject.org Precedence: list Sender: "Xen-devel" X-Inumbo-ID: fcb1be96-5700-48b0-8fc3-537a7f2ab193 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1634943592; bh=TNjbdCc180Gtrpx+1RGx2wC6AGhZ1voPpE1f+PBPZls=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:From; b=iJaS5MmvLqJuIZFDDfFF65yfxA9s138fpyIunjK9uJ2FMWwBHAd1TQi70IEi6s2so cqU/Y9XZTPiBFYZ/Bm+KkjFvMDYDrefhgq1ncGKR1FahILgARTSwCmbcTPS6cX1xhO VAiPexqGyTP8e4DXtFM1ssBB0zvRJXE8AzADYCMmowauwz2zCGA7bDFRivBoCMxRlk UODdwnauuieonE6XKHDBwGg2G3LbH6pxGBXI4emo3z4+0i/OcqTke15LL6JMhXKJT/ XytmFMVLSvYAh0wL4GtOKZK4CJze7j4+Kg6OxjY0gdU1iMCxkjQEKQXgjfKly0gshE 1g5rT+MM7nXIg== Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:59:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Stefano Stabellini X-X-Sender: sstabellini@sstabellini-ThinkPad-T480s To: George.Dunlap@citrix.com cc: sstabellini@kernel.org, dunlapg@umich.edu, roger.pau@citrix.com, jbeulich@suse.com, committers@xenproject.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Subject: [PATCH] governance: communication channels Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Clarify that xen-devel is the only official communication channel. Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini diff --git a/source/communication-practice.rst b/source/communication-practice.rst index 70f5b8c..356df7a 100644 --- a/source/communication-practice.rst +++ b/source/communication-practice.rst @@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ This guide provides communication Best Practice that helps you in * Being aware of your own and counterpart’s communication style and culture * Show empathy towards other community members +Communication Channels +====================== + +All important communications and messages should be sent to the +`xen-devel <10_>`_ mailing list, which is the only official channel for +code submissions, acks, code reviews, and decision-making. + +In the modern connected world there are several other communication +channels available at any given time, including online meetings and IRC. +Xen Project has an IRC channel named #xendevel on the OFTC network where +some of the regular contributors and maintainers can be found. However, +discussions on media other than the xen-devel mailing list should be +summarized and sent to xen-devel to reach a wider audience, for +record-keeping, and to make code submissions, acks, and code reviews +official. + Code reviews for **reviewers** and **patch authors** ==================================================== @@ -576,3 +592,4 @@ how to avoid and resolve issues. .. _6: https://xenproject.org/help/irc/ .. _8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Meyer .. _9: https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/134059/public/15LFW_WorkingWithMulticulturalTeams_LarsonC.pdf +.. _10: https://lists.xenproject.org/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel