Re: [discussion] looking for Contributor "campaign"
Marcus wrote: Am 28.05.23 um 21:03 schrieb Arrigo Marchiori: On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 01:34:56PM +0200, Matthias Seidel wrote: Apart from the major task to write a Readme... ;-) - We had some files encoded with CRLF, maybe there are still others? - We have a lot of mixed indentation (spaces+tabs) that produce warnings with newer compilers. - We still have a big amount of German comments that need to be translated. - We have a vim modeline in some files, shouldn't we use them more? - ... I really don't know where to stop here! Before we talk about a timeline, let's do the basic tasks... A "cleaner" source code may also attract volunteers/developers. What do others think? IMHO, the highest hurdle for new contributors, today, is our build system, especially under Windows. I'm not a core developer but I tend to +1 here. Marcus I am not a developer, but my years as a Process Engineer taught me that maintenance must be a high priority for any successful endeavor. a definite +1 from me. Keith - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: [discussion] looking for Contributor "campaign"
Am 28.05.23 um 21:03 schrieb Arrigo Marchiori: On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 01:34:56PM +0200, Matthias Seidel wrote: Apart from the major task to write a Readme... ;-) - We had some files encoded with CRLF, maybe there are still others? - We have a lot of mixed indentation (spaces+tabs) that produce warnings with newer compilers. - We still have a big amount of German comments that need to be translated. - We have a vim modeline in some files, shouldn't we use them more? - ... I really don't know where to stop here! Before we talk about a timeline, let's do the basic tasks... A "cleaner" source code may also attract volunteers/developers. What do others think? IMHO, the highest hurdle for new contributors, today, is our build system, especially under Windows. I'm not a core developer but I tend to +1 here. Marcus - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: [discussion] looking for Contributor "campaign"
memo to myself: update internal python to version 3.x Am 29.05.23 um 09:48 schrieb Peter Kovacs: Am 28.05.23 um 21:03 schrieb Arrigo Marchiori: Hello Matthias, All, On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 01:34:56PM +0200, Matthias Seidel wrote: Hi All, Apart from the major task to write a Readme... ;-) - We had some files encoded with CRLF, maybe there are still others? - We have a lot of mixed indentation (spaces+tabs) that produce warnings with newer compilers. - We still have a big amount of German comments that need to be translated. - We have a vim modeline in some files, shouldn't we use them more? - ... I really don't know where to stop here! Before we talk about a timeline, let's do the basic tasks... A "cleaner" source code may also attract volunteers/developers. What do others think? I like the Idea to utilize GitHub for this. IMHO, the highest hurdle for new contributors, today, is our build system, especially under Windows. true! All the best - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: [discussion] looking for Contributor "campaign"
Am 28.05.23 um 21:03 schrieb Arrigo Marchiori: Hello Matthias, All, On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 01:34:56PM +0200, Matthias Seidel wrote: Hi All, Apart from the major task to write a Readme... ;-) - We had some files encoded with CRLF, maybe there are still others? - We have a lot of mixed indentation (spaces+tabs) that produce warnings with newer compilers. - We still have a big amount of German comments that need to be translated. - We have a vim modeline in some files, shouldn't we use them more? - ... I really don't know where to stop here! Before we talk about a timeline, let's do the basic tasks... A "cleaner" source code may also attract volunteers/developers. What do others think? I like the Idea to utilize GitHub for this. IMHO, the highest hurdle for new contributors, today, is our build system, especially under Windows. true! All the best - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
