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I added their list on this mail. On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 10:01 AM Kengne Lydiane <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Awasum for the reply > > I have already set up my environment with Mifos X and am going through the > user manual on the mifos wiki page to understand how the web UI works > > Regards > Lydiane > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 10:27 AM Awasum Yannick < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Lydiane, > > > > Aspiring GSoC and Outreachy Interns. > > > > Welcome to the Community. > > > > Here are a few steps you can use to get start in any Open Source > project. I > > wrote these so that i dont keep answering them in private: > > > > Step 0: Read About the Project Objectives, Goals and Setup your Dev and > > Production Environments > > > > Read the Developer docs and the website of the project and understand the > > problem which the Open Source project is solving, understand their > > motivations, objectives and use cases. Set up your Dev environment. A dev > > environment is a work space which programmers use to write code for > > projects. This include and IDE, System software, browsers, dependencies > > etc. Google these things and learn about them. > > > > Step 1: Learn how to use the Open Source Software as an End User > > > > You need to look at the user manual, follow it and learn how to use the > > OOS. This is the best way to understand the problem which the software > > solves. This way you will know how to test the system and how to identify > > bugs. You will also be able to replicate bugs. If you cannot replay a bug > > and see how the problem occurs, you cannot solve it easily. Learn how to > > use the software like an End user please. > > > > Step 3: Run Unit test or Write Unit test for the project. > > > > If the project has unit test, run them, modify and run them to understand > > how the system function. A unit test ensures that a feature works the > right > > way. This will be a chance to see how the system operates without really > > running the whole system. Use break points, debuggers and print lines to > > check the code and understand everything. If unit tests are lacking, > please > > write them and get help when you are blocked. > > > > Step 4: Pick Issues and Fix them > > > > Pick issues from the backlog or Issue or bug tracker and fix them. > > > > Step 5: Communicate with the Open Source Org and Community As often as > you > > need. > > > > When you have a problem or an idea, Google it first and try to solve or > > refine it. When you have checked and you cannot solve the problem after a > > few hours. Write to the communication channel of your org and get help. > Ask > > about new ideas you want to implement before going ahead to code them. > > > > Step 6: Write Documentation > > > > Write End User and Developer Documentation. Correct English in the docs > and > > correct grammar. Translate documentations if you know multiple human > > languages. > > > > Mua and the other aspiring interns. Follow some of these principles and > you > > will make impact in this community. You can follow these steps in any > > other. > > > > We value your contributions. Keep asking questions as you find more > > problems. > > > > Thanks > > Awasum Yannick > > > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 7:59 AM Kengne Lydiane < > [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I am Massabe Kengne Lydiane, a beginner developer from Buea, Cameroon. > > > I am an opensource enthusiast and I see opensource as a platform to > > > improve and polish my skills. > > > Going through the Outreachy site, I came across the Mifos Initiative > and > > > am so interested in this organisation because of its vision in > > eradicating > > > poverty which is a common problem in the world especially in my > > community. > > > I am interested in contributing to Mifos X during and after this > upcoming > > > session of Outreachy 2019. > > > I have started setting up my environment with Mifos X. > > > I look forward to interacting with you all and contributing to this > great > > > community. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Lydiane > > > > > >
