Welcome aboard. The simplest way to contribute is to add a patch with unit tests to a JIRA.
If you want to add a new feature, it can be a good idea to chat on this mailing list to see if that feature fits in the target component, like [collections]. Gary On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 5:20 AM, Orchid Majumder <orchidmajum...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello to everyone! > > I am working as a software developer and in my day to day work, I > use Apache Commons utilities extensively. I am pretty much enthusiastic > about contributing to Apache OSF and as a starting point, I have decided to > do small contributions in Commons-Collections as I am familiar with it's > usage. I have gone through the apache mentorship guide and would like to > follow that to land into the wonderful world of open source software > development. > > I think I will be able to provide work around for feature > requirements like [https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-556]. > Before finalizing the issue I'd like to work on, I thought of writing this > introductory email. It'd be very helpful if someone can point me for the > formal procedure for working on this? My understanding is, I'd write a > formal proposal for this and then would engage with a conversation with the > community and would look for a mentor to assist me in completing this > within a stipulated time. > > I'd really appreciate any types of suggestions on how to get > started, about writing proposals or any other thing that you think might > help me in starting this new and exciting journey. > > -- > Thanks and Regards, > Orchid Majumder > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
