<quote who="Erik de Castro Lopo"> > > I've been browsing around in the compiz.net forums and have become > > interested in helping hack on compiz/xgl. > > Holy shit. Thats what I call jumping in at the deep end. X servers are > particularly difficult to hack on and debug.
Compiz would be easier - it's the compositing manager. Xgl is probably not very interesting to you, as it's just infrastructure for the fun stuff... > > However, I wouldn't have a clue where to start on the codebase - > > Well without a specific task in mind starting is *very* difficult. So > first step is finding a feature you want to add or a bug you want to fix. > Or maybe just do a code audit and clean up the cruft. Definitely start with a goal. > > (Do we have any Xgl/compiz hackers here in Sydney?) > > None that I know of. Yet. Dave Airlie knows X backwards, but is probably less interested in the cool effects stuff (Compiz) than drivers and infrastructure. Perhaps we could invite him to do a talk about everything going on in X land (comparisons between AIGLX and Xgl would probably be of interest, if you're interested in working on cool effects stuff). Dave spoke at linux.conf.au this year too. - Jeff -- LinuxWorldExpo: Johannesburg, South Africa http://www.linuxworldexpo.co.za/ He'd never undressed a woman with his eyes. Perhaps army boots, school uniform, or a nightie, but never undressed. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
