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authorJim Posen <jimpo@coinbase.com>2018-03-22 12:56:17 -0700
committerJim Posen <jimpo@coinbase.com>2018-03-22 12:58:57 -0700
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Docs: Improve documentation on standard communication channels
More information about connection on IRC will hopefully help new contributors.
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release cycle, overall merging, moderation and appointment of maintainers.
+Communication Channels
+----------------------
+
+Most communication about Bitcoin Core development happens on IRC, in the
+#bitcoin-core-dev channel on Freenode. The easiest way to participate on IRC is
+with the web client, [webchat.freenode.net](https://webchat.freenode.net/). Chat
+history logs can be found
+on [botbot.me](https://botbot.me/freenode/bitcoin-core-dev/).
+
+Discussion about code base improvements happens in GitHub issues and on pull
+requests.
+
+The developer
+[mailing list](https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev)
+should be used to discuss complicated or controversial changes before working on
+a patch set.
+
+
Contributor Workflow
--------------------