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forgot tu tell ewe im actualy Gods older brother and I didnt teach him diddly I can think up moor crap faster than i can write it down On Sat, Jan 16, 2016, 6:51 PM William A Rowe Jr <wr...@rowe-clan.net> wrote: > Pawal, and other newcomers, > > Absolutely the best was to become a contributor is to begin by becoming a > user of one or more projects! > > In time, you will find some shortcoming or missing feature that would make > your work easier or make your life better. That's the 'ah hah' moment when > you can dig into the source code, and whip up a patch that benefits you. > We call that 'scratching your own itch'. > > By the time you bring that patch back to the project you will have some > familiarity with the project, as a user, and a beginning understanding of > the code underneath the project. At that point, asking for a mentor to > help you refine your patch and have it accepted and incorporated into the > project is a terrific help. Each project has their own approach and > collaborative style, even though all operate somewhat similarly. A mentor > can be a big help with constructive criticism and encouragement. > > Best of luck! > On Jan 15, 2016 00:53, "Paweł Kłos" <pa...@pawelklos.eu> wrote: > > Hi, > > Definitely I agree with Jain. I'm a newcomer also. Up to this moment I was > silently crawling Apache project searching for a project I could take a > part of. > Only added value is that I found many interesting Apache projects that I'll > use at work, but still don't know how to (in practice) contribute to one. > > Regards, > Pawel Klos > > > On 2016-01-14 21:34, Kapil Jain wrote: > > > No problem Patricia. Yes, it would be very helpful if Apache can have a > > help wanted page, with needs and required skills and may be complexity of > > theissue. It will be very helpful for any newcomer. I have spent 1-2 hrs > > today going thru almost all incubate projects, still no luck with > finding a > > way to start/ take a first step. > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > > > > I'm sorry - I thought you had already selected Hadoop. I don't know any > >> alternative to picking projects, browsing their developer lists, and > >> seeing > >> if anything interests you. > >> > >> Maybe Apache needs a "Help wanted" web page where projects can list > their > >> needs? > >> > >> > >> On 1/14/2016 12:24 PM, Kapil Jain wrote: > >> > >> Yes, at a high level - however its providing details about version > >>> controlling. feedback/ bugs reporting etc. > >>> > >>> I'm looking for a suitable project for me I can start understanding it > >>> and > >>> then contributing to it. > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Have you read http://www.apache.org/dev/contributors? > >>> > >>>> > >>>> On 1/14/2016 11:59 AM, Kapil Jain wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Still struggling to find a project and take my first step. Looking for > >>>> > >>>>> mentor who can just help me in getting started. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Kapil Jain <kapil.jain...@gmail.com > > > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Can someone please help me in finding out a suitable project where I > >>>>> can > >>>>> > >>>>> contribute? I'm more interested in Hadoop and Java. But can work on > >>>>>> another > >>>>>> project and/ or language. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Ross Gardler < > >>>>>> ross.gard...@microsoft.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Welcome. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Please see details of the process at > >>>>>>> http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme.html > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> It should be noted that 95% of the work is on your side. Success in > >>>>>>> open > >>>>>>> source is about self motivation and self management. The other 5% > is > >>>>>>> about > >>>>>>> asking for help when you hit a barrier. The above link should > provide > >>>>>>> enough info to get you started. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone > >>>>>>> ________________________________ > >>>>>>> From: Kapil Jain<mailto:kapil.jain...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>> Sent: 1/11/2016 8:24 AM > >>>>>>> To: dev@community.apache.org<mailto:dev@community.apache.org> > >>>>>>> Subject: Want a Mentor > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I would like to join apache mentorship programme and want to > >>>>>>> contribute > >>>>>>> to > >>>>>>> Apache Hadoop project. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have Java skills required for the project. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'm unable to figure out how to contribute. Please assist. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>> Kapil > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >
