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Revision as of 17:37, 7 November 2008
Following you'll find a list of media the community uses to support each other.
Contents
User chat
you can visit the MythTV users IRC channel to talk to other MythTV users (in real time) and share your know how or ask questions. You can visit this chat channel by clicking the following link:
IRC webclient - http://java.freenode.net/index.php?channel=mythtv-users
If you have an IRC client program, and know how to use it, you can visit the MythTV users IRC channel using your favorite irc tool by using the following information:
#mythtv-users on Freenode - irc://irc.freenode.net/#mythtv-users
Developer chat
you can visit the MythTV developers IRC channel to talk to other developers (in real time) and share your know how or ask questions. You can visit this chat channel by clicking the following link:
IRC webclient - http://java.freenode.net/index.php?channel=mythtv
If you have an IRC client program, and know how to use it, you can visit the MythTV developers IRC channel using your favorite irc tool by using the following information:
#mythtv on Freenode - irc://irc.freenode.net/#mythtv
This channel is for developers only, its topic typically reminds you that it is not a user support venue.
User mailinglist
For general discussions about using MythTV, problems, etc., you should subscribe to the mythtv-users mailing list. This is where general discussions goes on. You can also use the searchable archives to find out what's been going on lately.
Developers mailinglist
If you're thinking about submitting code to Myth, you need to subscribe to the mythtv-dev mailing list. This is where discussion about patches, new features, and bugs goes on. You can also use the searchable archives to find out what's been going on lately.
What media works best
Before asking questions
So, now that you know what to ask, and what information people will need to help you diagnose your problem, and you've done some of your own legwork to figure out the most likely causes, you need to know where to go to ask your question.
There are several places in ascending order of immediacy, that you can go to ask questions. Each has advantages and disadvantages, both for you and for other people.
About using using IRC
Advantage: It's faster. If there's someone around who knows what is causing your problem, you might be able to get an answer instantly.
Disadvantage: There may *not* be someone around who knows were your problem is coming from. If you *do* get an answer, there's no record of it -- as there would be if you'd asked on a mailing list -- so others can't benefit from it.
Best For: Lightweight questions, especially those about installation and compiling.
Not So Much: Long involved questions that are dependent on your installation and its parameters.
Ofcourse we have other facilities to support each other which you'll find here.
