On 22/12/2008, at 08.16, Daniel Holbach wrote: Take a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted - it explains how to work with the MOTU team, how to get patches included, where to find documentation about packaging, etc.
On a side note, this page is quite outdated, and furthermore, it seems to point people in the wrong direction: "One of the best means of contributing to Ubuntu is by helping to package the thousands of different free software applications available." This statement encourages people to start packaging software, a road filled with frustration and -- given the huge backlog at REVU -- a long waiting time before you feel that you start contributing. I am afraid that many Ubuntu fans and prospects are lost with this approach. I think we need to re-think this introduction as an _educational effort_. And I think the FIRST thing newcomers should be taught is how to use Launchpad, how it is structured, how the developers use it, and how the newcomers can help the developers by reporting bugs and triaging. Another very useful and easy thing a newcomer can do is to help with translations. Rosetta is a wonderful tool, it's really easy to use and you immediately feel you are being useful. Some newcomers are experienced programmers and packagers already, and although we should channel these people into a different direction, it is still really important that they know how Launchpad works (it's not always obvious, even to a tech-savvy person :-)). Perhaps everybody should be required to have triaged a certain number of bugs successfully before being allowed to move on in the training process. I volunteer to draft a new GettingStarted page, and I will collect with gratitude any contributions from this list or otherwise. Cheers, Morten -- Morten Kjeldgaard [email protected] Key fingerprint = FC53 53B2 81D1 27CA 45D5 F864 078C F31B 4048 25E7 -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
