Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread scl
On 1.6.2014 at 9:49 PM Ofnuts wrote: If you include in it the page from LightningIsMyName that it links to, definitely... Call me cynical, but someone that needs really more detailed instructions will likely not have the programming background to be a useful Gimp developer. Of course I expect

[Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch: Beginner documentation

2014-06-01 Thread scl
On 29.5.2014 at 10:27 PM Ed . wrote: There aren't any formal barriers to contributing to GIMP. There are definitely some formidable (ha!) barriers in the practical sense. Until we provide a clear step-by-step guide (on say Debian) to getting GIMP compiled from git, only the most highly-motivate

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Ed .
Presumably you guys also think GIMP's documentation (contained in comments in the code) is absolutely perfect, and that the only meaningful contributions to GIMP are substantive code changes? If so, then the only people who could add value to GIMP are people who can clear your barrier of super

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Ofnuts
On 02/06/14 00:41, Gez wrote: El dom, 01-06-2014 a las 21:49 +0200, Ofnuts escribió: If you include in it the page from LightningIsMyName that it links to, definitely... Call me cynical, but someone that needs really more detailed instructions will likely not have the programming background to

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Gez
El dom, 01-06-2014 a las 21:49 +0200, Ofnuts escribió: > If you include in it the page from LightningIsMyName that it links to, > definitely... > > Call me cynical, but someone that needs really more detailed > instructions will likely not have the programming background to be a > useful Gimp d

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Ofnuts
If you include in it the page from LightningIsMyName that it links to, definitely... Call me cynical, but someone that needs really more detailed instructions will likely not have the programming background to be a useful Gimp developer. Of course I expect potential Gimp contributors to be so

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Elle Stone
Here's some probably too long/too detailed instructions for building GIMP from git: http://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/build-gimp-in-prefix.html If the article might be useful with modifications, I can release the text under whatever license is appropriate. Calligra/Krita has very deta

Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

2014-06-01 Thread Ed .
Are you saying you think that's well-publicised? Are you saying you think keen people who can program will generally be able to follow this, because it's a simple cook-book recipe to build from git? -Original Message- From: Ofnuts Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:40 PM To: gimp-develop