Hi Robert, Thank you very much for the information. I'll try to read a bit more from this list and subsequently subscribe to the developer list. I also feel that the documentation is a good place to start.
Regards, James On 7/24/05, robert burrell donkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 00:27 +0800, James Ng wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > hi james > > > My name is James and I am new to this mailing list. Thus I thought it > > will only be right for me to introduce myself to the group 'cos I want > > to actively contribute (if time permits). > > cool > > > Though I may be new to this group, I am no stranger to the jakarta > > project, having been a developer of four years, using all the > > wonderful packages apache has provided: tomcat, poi, commons, etc. > > Thank you apache for making my job so much easier. > > :) > > > Now that I have accumalate some experience, I hope to be able to start > > contributing to the apache cause. I no longer want to be just a lurker > > here but to start from being a user to a contributor. > > > > However, I am not confident in participating in big projects and feel > > comfortable only in writing small program parts. So please give me > > advice in what I am suppose to do next. Thank you very much. > > > > the ASF can be difficult because it tries to keep it's formal > structures minimal and it's social structures maximal. so don't be > surprised if no one has a straight answer for 'what am i supposed to > do'. many folks here have worked with each others for years and it can > be difficult to understand the dynamics. it's sort of expected that > users will change to developers to committers to pmc members by a kind > of osmosis. many do just that but confidence is a factor. however, i'm > sure once you see your patches committed and thanks from grateful users > confidence naturally grows. > > no matter how many times this question is asked, i always find it hard > to answer. over the years, a lot of information has accumulated on the > sites (http://jakarta.apache.org, http://www.apache.org and > http://www.apache.org/dev). reading everything would be a very good > start :) > > if you want to start help developing components here in the commons, > you'll need to subscribe to the developer list > (http://jakarta.apache,org/site/mail.html). it's high volume and most > people cope by using filters. i'd strongly suggest just reading for a > little while: this will give you an understanding of the social side as > well as finding out which components are most active and which > committers are most interested in which components. > > the classic answer as to where to start is this: pick a component that > interests you and start finding out what needs developing. anytime > people ask for a volunteer to code something, jump in and offer your > services. answering questions on the user list and creating new > documentation are excellent ways to learn a component. > > if you have no particular favourites, then just lurk on the dev list and > whenever anyone asks for a volunteer, put yourself forward. > > - robert > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBC4qIw1TNOdbExPeIRAuU2AKCSMJqAYPwyLb3d/fSiVXWMyDo4PACeJgep > JwLcZc9kkpIYkgmlYOsbjC8= > =PMgf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- public void signature(String luv){ String name = "Ng Hian James"; String email = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; String firefox = "http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=102684&t=1";; } --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
