Hi, On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Michael DeHaan wrote:
> (posted to the main list, for wider distribution) > > When: June 6 - June 10 Not to be picky but do you mean July 6-10. You say that at the bottom but you also say June 29th to July 3rd below. Sooooo inquiring minds want to know!! Which is it!! :-) > What: Learn to Hack On Cobbler > Where: Online (Everywhere!) > > We have a lot of folks that have interest in Cobbler, and many that have > submitted some small patches here and there. Would you like to learn > more? Or are you just getting > started with Python, RPM, git, and submitting patches? Is there a > feature that you want that sounds easy (or a bug fix) but Michael is > just way too busy with other things to get a knocked > out? Well, do I have a deal for you! > > Think of this as a non-paying "Google Summer of Code" for people who are > not students and don't have a whole summer (students welcome too, of > course). All that are interested are welcome, and you will be my top > priority all week. You and getting your ideas implemented (provided > they are sane of course) are priority #1 all week. > > June 29th to July 3rd, I'm making myself available to answer any ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > questions you have about implementing Cobbler features that are > important to you. This does not mean > Cheetah snippets or fixing your IT configuration. I won't do any user > support by IRC that week. I mean code. RFEs. Request for > Enhancements. There's no better way to get things done in Open > Source by doing them yourself, and there's no better way to make a > project successful than to teach. And I've not been doing that > enough. It is time to grow our contributor base into the stratosphere. > > So, do you know Perl, and not Python? Want to learn how to do > something in Cobbler? Need help understanding what files to change? > Not sure how to use git? It doesn't matter, this is your week. > Bring your ideas, bring your questions, and get ready to learn how to > implement those ideas in Cobbler. > > What do you need to do? > > * Get a Fedora account: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts > > * See if your RFE is in Trac at http://fedorahosted.org/cobbler, and if > so, assign it to yourself. If not, open a new ticket first and assign > it to yourself. Small ideas are fine, it doesn't have to be something > huge. > > * Download the cobbler development branch following instructions at > https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/PatchProcess and look at it. > > * Join IRC: #cobbler-devel on irc.freenode.net. If necessary use a > web IRC client if your work blocks IRC. You can also talk on the devel > list, but IRC is highly recommended > > *Join the cobbler-devel mailing list at > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler-devel > > I'll expect a basic level of programming proficiency, i.e. bash scripts > or Perl or anything... and that's all you will need. If you are a > newbie to Python we can help you out. > > Look forward to this July 6th-10. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BTW, this is a really cool idea!! Thanks for this. Regards, -- Tom Diehl [email protected] Spamtrap address [email protected] _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
