diff -r 5ff1fc726848 -r c6bca38c1cbf parts/django/docs/faq/help.txt --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/parts/django/docs/faq/help.txt Sat Jan 08 11:20:57 2011 +0530 @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +FAQ: Getting Help +================= + +How do I do X? Why doesn't Y work? Where can I go to get help? +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +If this FAQ doesn't contain an answer to your question, you might want to +try the `django-users mailing list`_. Feel free to ask any question related +to installing, using, or debugging Django. + +If you prefer IRC, the `#django IRC channel`_ on the Freenode IRC network is an +active community of helpful individuals who may be able to solve your problem. + +.. _`django-users mailing list`: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users +.. _`#django IRC channel`: irc://irc.freenode.net/django + +Why hasn't my message appeared on django-users? +----------------------------------------------- + +django-users_ has a lot of subscribers. This is good for the community, as +it means many people are available to contribute answers to questions. +Unfortunately, it also means that django-users_ is an attractive target for +spammers. + +In order to combat the spam problem, when you join the django-users_ mailing +list, we manually moderate the first message you send to the list. This means +that spammers get caught, but it also means that your first question to the +list might take a little longer to get answered. We apologize for any +inconvenience that this policy may cause. + +.. _django-users: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users + +Nobody on django-users answered my question! What should I do? +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +Try making your question more specific, or provide a better example of your +problem. + +As with most open-source mailing lists, the folks on django-users_ are +volunteers. If nobody has answered your question, it may be because nobody +knows the answer, it may be because nobody can understand the question, or it +may be that everybody that can help is busy. One thing you might try is to ask +the question on IRC -- visit the `#django IRC channel`_ on the Freenode IRC +network. + +You might notice we have a second mailing list, called django-developers_ -- +but please don't e-mail support questions to this mailing list. This list is +for discussion of the development of Django itself. Asking a tech support +question there is considered quite impolite. + +.. _django-developers: http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers + +I think I've found a bug! What should I do? +------------------------------------------- + +Detailed instructions on how to handle a potential bug can be found in our +:ref:`Guide to contributing to Django `. + +I think I've found a security problem! What should I do? +-------------------------------------------------------- + +If you think you've found a security problem with Django, please send a message +to security@djangoproject.com. This is a private list only open to long-time, +highly trusted Django developers, and its archives are not publicly readable. + +Due to the sensitive nature of security issues, we ask that if you think you +have found a security problem, *please* don't send a message to one of the +public mailing lists. Django has a +:ref:`policy for handling security issues `; +while a defect is outstanding, we would like to minimize any damage that +could be inflicted through public knowledge of that defect. + +.. _`policy for handling security issues`: ../contributing/#reporting-security-issues