On Fri, 7 May 2004, Ben Knights wrote: > So one day I think to myself "why not put something back into open source, > hmmm XFree86 looks interesting, and can kinda code ok..."
> So I swallow back on the nervousness about getting flamed for writing a > newbie email to a developer list, and here it is. I would really appreciate > suggestions: > a) I would like to get involved > b) I would like to do something interesting > c) I am going to have to learn a lot > d) I don't really know where to start > 1) What are the "must-reads" > 2) What should I try first, get working etc? > 3) Are there important bits that I need to get a handle on before I move on? > 4) Suggestions for projects would be great. > Hopefully I don't get third-degree burns :-) That only depends on what you choose to work on ;-) Seriously though, it is best that _you_ choose what that is. This can be the part of the code or functionality that "irks" you the most. Or it can be something completely new of your own devising (in which case, I'd recommend discussing it here, on devel@, first). There have been several attempts in the past to draft a TODO list, but that's usually turned out to be a project in itself. Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
