Hi Andrea! Am Freitag, den 25.09.2009, 08:01 +0000 schrieb Andrea Neroni: > I would want to join the Debian Science Team because some packages are > useful in my studies and everywhere developer recommend to join a team > to start contribution. > Since I'm new to this I need a bit of help for improving my knowledge > of the Debian distribution and packaging/mantaining the system.
Thanks for your interest in Debian Science! There are a lot of ways to contribute, i.e. by fixing bugs or maintaining packages. You can look at the current bugs at the Debian Science bug page [1]. Information on how to use the bug tracking system (BTS) can be found under [2]. If you register an account on Alioth [3], you can request to join the Debian Science project. This will give you access to the Subversion and Git repositories of the group, to which you can commit your fixes. Sending them to the BTS as patches is fine, too. If you are interested in packaging, I recommend to subscribe to the debian-mentors mailing list. You can ask questions there and learn by just reading. Additionally, there are three documents that are have to read: The Debian Policy Manual [4], the Debian Social Contract [5] and the Debian Developers reference [6]. Also, there is a Debian Science Policy Manual [7] (which needs updates here and there, I'm working on it). It covers some things that should help making work for the team easier. Then, go find a package you care about. Helping with existing packages might be easier at first. If you feel confident, create a new package. You will need sponsoring to get the package into the archive. The process is mentioned in the documents I cited. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to ask us! Best regards Manuel 1. http://blends.alioth.debian.org/science/ 2. http://www.debian.org/Bugs/ 3. https://alioth.debian.org/account/register.php 4. http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ 5. http://www.debian.org/social_contract 6. http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ 7. http://debian-science.alioth.debian.org/debian-science-policy.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
