> > >> Anyhow, as a user and possible contributor to this project I'd like >> to add my two cents to this thread. Kurt may have violated Apache >> mailing list etiquette a bit but I think his frustration stems from >> the fact that this group doesn't do much to get new developers up to >> speed. Some pointers could be taken from some other Apache projects >> such as Cocoon that have put some effort into shallowing the learning >> curve for contributors as well as users. > > What sort of things are you thinking of? Any pointers to specific > examples from other projects would be greatly appreciated..
Certainly. The one I had in mind is the Dev Guide for Cocoon: http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/developing/index.html A little poking around found these as well: Design doc for Xalan Java 2: http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/design/design2_0_0.html Xindice Developers Guide: http://xml.apache.org/xindice/DevelopersGuide.html Turbine has a section of their menu dedicated to Develper help, although it is not well organized: http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/index.html Slide has a developer's corner on their page too: http://jakarta.apache.org/slide/index.html Basically just some documents for new contributors. I apologize if it's already out there, but I looked around quite a bit. Some things I might have found useful: - Coding standards - Feature request / bug report / patch submission process - Design documentation esp. design decisions such as Java 1.1 compatibility, memory footprint, dependencies, etc. So far my only resource has been the mailing lists, and some private e-mails from Daniel. I realize that this is a much smaller project than those I mentioned, so when I finish my project wouldn't mind putting some time into writing some of this stuff. Ryan Hoegg ISIS Networks
