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The "Becoming_A_Nutch_Developer" page has been changed by ArthurCinader: https://wiki.apache.org/nutch/Becoming_A_Nutch_Developer?action=diff&rev1=13&rev2=14 Comment: Fix two non-critical typos * Contributions should pass existing unit tests. * New junit test cases should be provided to demonstrate bugs fixes and new features. - You will also want to perform functional testing of your new code within your own environment as well as make sure that the and build and javadoc are successful with your new code. Once your code has been completed and tested then it is time to create a patch. + You will also want to perform functional testing of your new code within your own environment as well as make sure that the ant build and javadoc are successful with your new code. Once your code has been completed and tested then it is time to create a patch. Start by checking to see what files you have modified with: @@ -184, +184 @@ Now here is the hard part. Even if you have completed your patch it may not make it into the final Nutch codebase. This could be for any number of reason but most often it is because the piece of functionality is not in lines with the strategic goals of Nutch. Of course if you had sent an email to the list before starting development on the issue then this would have already been addressed. Remember though that all developers have access to your functionality through the JIRA and they can and will use your patch even if it does not make it into release code. Every patch is useful to the community. ==== Step Four: Contributing ==== - This is the easy step. As you get more and more understanding in the Nutch code base. It is useful to take your hard earned knowledge and start helping others in the community. You can do this by creating tutorials, articles, and notes on the wiki or by answering questions on the mailing lists. Remember that the project is a circle. The more people you help the better they become and better functionality they develop that in turn helps you. Together we can all life each other higher. + This is the easy step. As you get more and more understanding in the Nutch code base. It is useful to take your hard earned knowledge and start helping others in the community. You can do this by creating tutorials, articles, and notes on the wiki or by answering questions on the mailing lists. Remember that the project is a circle. The more people you help the better they become and better functionality they develop that in turn helps you. Together we can all lift each other higher. == Becoming a Nutch Committer == So you have developed some very useful functionality and contributed it back to the community. You consistently fix bugs. You answer questions for other users and developers on the mailing lists. All in all you are an asset to the community. At this point you may be invited to become a committer. At this point you would get an apache email address and direct access to the subversion source code repository and you would be responsible for helping set the technical direction of the Nutch project.
