Welcome Farrukh Waheed,
It is more up to you then to the Project if you can be a part of
OpenOffice. We are organized by the merocratic principle. If you develop
the project you are part of it.
If you need access in order to participate, like wiki access, it will be
granted. Commit rights are granted when we have some trust, that you
mean it. So it is vital to
show interest and participate on development mailing list. Best is
subscribing to it.
In order to develop OpenOffice you need the understanding of our build
system. Which is not an easy thing. We recommend usually to learn how to
build OpenOffice.
Currently OpenOffice is difficult to build on Windows because the SDK
you need is not available anymore. But I think someone on development
mailing list can
provide you with the same if you want to try to build OpenOffice on Windows.
The guides you find here:
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO/Step_by_step#Windows_7.2C_Windows_8.1.2C_Windows_10
Someone with WIX knowledge is awesome, since I would like to see a new
Windows installer build on WIX technology. We currently use an msi file
wrapped in an exe installer. That is not very nice.
If you have questions just ask on dev mailing list or here. Whenever you
feel appropriate.
All the best
Peter
On 10/9/18 6:58 AM, Farrukh Waheed wrote:
Hi
I'm a student of Bs-Software Engineering in Pakistan. I've finished 2
semesters and covered Introduction to Computing, Introduction to
Programming, OOP, and Data Structures. Algorithms may come in this coming
semester.
I have developed a good understanding of C++ now.
In addition, I'm already working in the field of DevOps (Configuration
Management). However, currently working with Windows based technologies.
I'm good with Winodws Installer technology with WIX and Install shield and
have well understanding of deployments methods.
I also wrote Wix Burn based custom bootstrapper application for my company
in .Net (C#) while applying WPF's MVVM pattern by studying it myself.
Presently working with Team Foundation Server, while managing builds and
developing scripts to automate and enhance certain tasks like injecting
versions in code before compile, signing at the end and then build the
installers, merge modules etc.
I'm very much interested to work on other Build technologies, like Puppet,
Chef etc,.
Please let me know if I can start now to be part of Open Office
applications.
Thanks
Farrukh Waheed
