Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-07 Thread Alberto Bursi
On 03/08/2017 02:12 AM, Mauro Mozzarelli wrote: > > To date still no progress and thus I do not see that giant step Philip > mentions. > I made another attempt today via git. > > Mauro > Wait times can be short but also quite long, up to months depending on when the core devs have some free tim

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-07 Thread Mauro Mozzarelli
On 08/03/17 00:59, Philip Prindeville wrote: On Mar 3, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Karol Babioch wrote: Hi, Am 03.03.2017 um 17:55 schrieb Mauro Mozzarelli: I would like to suggest, that when a new potential contributor is putting forward his proposed change, an expert buddy is assigned to guide the n

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-07 Thread Philip Prindeville
> On Mar 3, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Karol Babioch wrote: > > Hi, > > Am 03.03.2017 um 17:55 schrieb Mauro Mozzarelli: >> I would like to suggest, that when a new potential contributor is >> putting forward his proposed change, an expert buddy is assigned to >> guide the new contributor through to get

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-04 Thread Karol Babioch
Hi, Am 03.03.2017 um 17:55 schrieb Mauro Mozzarelli: > I would like to suggest, that when a new potential contributor is > putting forward his proposed change, an expert buddy is assigned to > guide the new contributor through to getting his changes reviewed and > pushed into the mainstream code.

[LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-03 Thread Giuseppe Lippolis
> > On 3 March 2017 at 16:55, Mauro Mozzarelli wrote: > >> I have been trying to make a very simple contribution to LEDE, but it > >> has been a frustrating process because my contribution got stuck due > >> to form rather than substance. I'm also thinking that the process should be in some way i

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-03 Thread tapper
Hi Mauro have you asked on the irc channel or pleas send a mail to the list and explain what is not going write for you and some body will try and help. One thing to remember is that the devs are fue and don't have much time. Sorry you are getting frustrated. Hi Carlos you make some good poi

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-03 Thread Carlos Ferreira
Embedded development requires patience and strong will. Yes it is a frustrating process and although that scares a lot of new junior developers, it is not the only reason. Software development for embedded devices is a very different niche when compared to android/ios development or what is curren

Re: [LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-03 Thread Mauro Mozzarelli
I have been trying to make a very simple contribution to LEDE, but it has been a frustrating process because my contribution got stuck due to form rather than substance. Unfortunately this might turn away contributors who do not have the patience to persevere. I would like to suggest, that w

[LEDE-DEV] Drumming up more interest in LEDE

2017-03-01 Thread tapper
Hi Is LEDE ready to try and get more people from the wider community involved? A thought I had is to do a code optimization week. I know that LEDE is optimized to fit on small flash chips, but It mite be a good way of getting other coders to look in the code to see if they can save a bite here