Hi Mohan, That is good advice yes - the IRC channel for the JSRs (different programme) hasn't really worked. The IRC channel for the official openjdk is actually quite active.
Cheers, Martijn On 4 November 2015 at 11:35, Mohan Radhakrishnan < radhakrishnan.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you're interested in a particular area but don't have any specific >> ideas about what to do then feel free to post a query to the appropriate >> Group or Projectdevelopment list <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/> to ask >> for suggestions that match your skills and knowledge. A list of all the >> Groups <http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#group> and Projects >> <http://openjdk.java.net/bylaws#project> may be found at the left-hand >> side of this page; you are more than welcome to subscribe >> <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/> to any of their mailing lists. A >> complete list of all of the Groups, Projects, people and their roles may be >> found in the census <http://openjdk.java.net/census>. > > > This is the best advice in http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/. > One could regularly participate in the IRC discussion of JSR;s. I tried > that. But even then generally the close-knit group may meet at conferences > that all cannot pay to attend. > > Thanks, > Mohan > > On 3 November 2015 at 20:49, Martijn Verburg <martijnverb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Yes, it pays to discuss the change *before* you submit it, you'd be >> surprised why certain things are the way they are :-) >> >> Cheers, >> Martijn >> >> On 3 November 2015 at 12:02, Mohan Radhakrishnan < >> radhakrishnan.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That is interesting. They do accept such small changes then. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mohan >>> >>> On 3 November 2015 at 15:01, Martijn Verburg <martijnverb...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think there should also be clear guidance on how to submit your first >>>> patch for a small, low-impact change (like a code clean up). Over time we >>>> want more people to gain Author+ status in the various projects, especially >>>> around safer parts of OpenJDK (e.g. Not Hotspot) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Martijn >>>> >>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:07, Mohan Radhakrishnan < >>>> radhakrishnan.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I read the contribution procedure. >>>>> >>>>> Are these basically the avenues ? >>>>> >>>>> 1. One could individually participate in JCP spec. activities without >>>>> guidance depending on one's skill level. >>>>> 2. Participate along with the local JUG. >>>>> 3. Contribute to one of the OpenJDK projects like JITWatch etc. >>>>> 4. Contribute to documentation. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Mohan >>>>> >>>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:09, Martijn Verburg <martijnverb...@gmail.com >>>>> > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Once you make the move it'll get more eyes and more PRs will start to >>>>> > arrive (much like Jitwatch and jcountdown I suspect). >>>>> > >>>>> > Is there someone in this list who is fairly new and will go through >>>>> Mani's >>>>> > doc? >>>>> > >>>>> > Cheers, >>>>> > Martijn >>>>> > >>>>> > On Monday, 2 November 2015, Mani Sarkar <sadhak...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > Martijn, >>>>> > > >>>>> > > I'm in conversation with the guys about moving it, and after >>>>> Devoxx BE is >>>>> > > a better move I think although I would have liked it to be earlier. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > On a more important note, I was wondering if the contents of the >>>>> pages I >>>>> > > shared were good, if not, happy to change them so that adoptors >>>>> get the >>>>> > > right info. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Cheers, >>>>> > > Mani >>>>> > > >>>>> > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Martijn Verburg < >>>>> > martijnverb...@gmail.com >>>>> > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','martijnverb...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>>>> > > >>>>> > >> Hey Mani, >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> Ah, I wondered where that was being hosted. You're happy to move >>>>> that >>>>> > to >>>>> > >> the AdoptOpenJDK repo post Devoxx correct? I've added a link to >>>>> this >>>>> > Kit >>>>> > >> in the wiki and have also added the OpenJDK IRC channel link to >>>>> the >>>>> > wiki as >>>>> > >> well. >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> Cheers, >>>>> > >> Martijn >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> On 31 October 2015 at 09:34, Mani Sarkar <sadhak...@gmail.com >>>>> > >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sadhak...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >>> Hi all, >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> I have put together this page on how to ... >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>>>> https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/how_to_contribute_to_adopt_openjdk_and_openjdk.html >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> As a community we should feel free to amend the contents as per >>>>> what >>>>> > >>> really is meant by contributions. >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> Anything incorrect or missing - feel free to report here or >>>>> create a >>>>> > >>> pull request (see >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>>>> https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/contribute.html >>>>> > >>> ). >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> Thanks for reading and contributing. >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> Cheers, >>>>> > >>> Mani >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> -- >>>>> > >>> @theNeomatrix369 <http://twitter.com/theNeomatrix369>* | >>>>> **Blog >>>>> > >>> <http://neomatrix369.wordpress.com>** | *LJC Associate & LJC >>>>> > Advocate >>>>> > >>> (@adoptopenjdk & @adoptajsr programs) >>>>> > >>> *Meet-a-Project - *MutabilityDetector >>>>> > >>> <https://github.com/MutabilityDetector>* | **Bitbucket >>>>> > >>> <https://bitbucket.org/neomatrix369>* * | **Github >>>>> > >>> <https://github.com/neomatrix369>* * | **LinkedIn >>>>> > >>> <http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/mani-sarkar/71/a77/39b>* >>>>> > >>> *Come to Devoxx UK 2016:* http://www.devoxx.co.uk/ >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >>> *Don't chase success, rather aim for "Excellence", and success >>>>> will >>>>> > come >>>>> > >>> chasing after you!* >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > -- >>>>> > > @theNeomatrix369 <http://twitter.com/theNeomatrix369>* | **Blog >>>>> > > <http://neomatrix369.wordpress.com>** | *LJC Associate & LJC >>>>> Advocate >>>>> > > (@adoptopenjdk & @adoptajsr programs) >>>>> > > *Meet-a-Project - *MutabilityDetector >>>>> > > <https://github.com/MutabilityDetector>* | **Bitbucket >>>>> > > <https://bitbucket.org/neomatrix369>* * | **Github >>>>> > > <https://github.com/neomatrix369>* * | **LinkedIn >>>>> > > <http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/mani-sarkar/71/a77/39b>* >>>>> > > *Come to Devoxx UK 2016:* http://www.devoxx.co.uk/ >>>>> > > >>>>> > > *Don't chase success, rather aim for "Excellence", and success >>>>> will come >>>>> > > chasing after you!* >>>>> > > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Cheers, Martijn (Sent from Gmail Mobile) >>>>> > >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
