And some useful links: http://openejb.apache.org/dev/contribution-tips.html http://openejb.apache.org/dev/tips-and-suggestions.html https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENEJB http://openejb.apache.org/support.html
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 9:25 PM, David Blevins <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Gaurav! Welcome aboard! > > Before I list some suggestions understand none of them are orders and the > most important thing is to find something you like doing. That usually > takes a bit of trial and error, so don't feel obligated to get married to > the first task you pick. Feel free to date a few tasks for a while :) > > We don't expect any certain amount of contribution or level of knowledge > -- whatever and whenever is fine and welcome. Have as much fun as > possible, because, really, we just love having new people around :) If > you're able to contribute much, that's just a bonus. > > To add to what Romain suggests, the examples are definitely a fantastic > place to contribute and usually lead to other work. It sounds boring, but > is definitely one of those things that has a large impact on the community. > > To put it in perspective, the youtube video of the TomEE interview with > O'Reilly looks impressive but actually has only gotten 2000 hits since > October. This one little example which isn't even documented gets that > every month: > > - > http://openejb.apache.org/examples-trunk/injection-of-entitymanager/README.html > > Any help on the examples would be outstanding. That could be documenting > them, reworking them so they feel cleaner or are simpler or anything you > might enjoy. Sky is the limit. > > And if you don't know what to write on some of those undocumented > examples. Feel free to hop on IRC and ask as many questions you want as > often as you want on how things work. It sounds like just as much work as > just documenting something in the first place, but believe me it's way > easier to tell one person how something works than it is to document it in > a way that's understandable by anyone. The second one is far harder and > greatly appreciated even if you have to bug people constantly to get the > info you need. We are at your disposal! :) > > And of course, we're happy to help with any other topic you might find > interesting. Feel free to list some things you like doing and odds are we > need some of it. > > Welcome again, Gauray! > > > -David > > > On Apr 10, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Gaurav Sharma wrote: > > > Thanks Karan and Romain.. very excited to be getting involved with the > > project. I cloned/built the source and have been looking around various > > modules. Amazed at the test coverage/volume. Presently, I am not sure > what > > topics are available to work on and open to suggestions. Romain - do you > > have any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Gaurav > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Romain Manni-Bucau > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Welcome Gaurav, any specific topic you want to work on? > >> > >> - Romain > >> > >> > >> 2012/4/10 Karan Malhi <[email protected]> > >> > >>> Hi guys, > >>> > >>> Please join me in welcoming Gaurav Sharma to the OpenEJB community. > >> Gaurav > >>> is my colleague and is very interested in contributing to OpenEJB. > >>> > >>> Welcome Gaurav!! > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> Karan Singh Malhi > >>> twitter.com/KaranSinghMalhi > >>> > >> > > -- Karan Singh Malhi twitter.com/KaranSinghMalhi
