From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: James Orson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Looking to become a new regular contributor Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 20:05:28 -0800 Message-ID: References: <393A7BF7-A20B-4914-A249-27FD356B3071@gmail.com> <83cyvl5nq7.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000fb257e060bbb58c1" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="20714"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 05 05:07:05 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rAMi8-00059j-GY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:07:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAMh3-00081x-9p; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:05:58 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAMh1-00081W-L8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:05:55 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-oi1-x234.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::234]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rAMgo-0001NF-NO; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:05:52 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-oi1-x234.google.com with SMTP id 5614622812f47-3b845ba9ba9so3280724b6e.3; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:05:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1701749140; x=1702353940; darn=gnu.org; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=txperjjepcQzyW0XYzNdoVNOINvpWaYvDd+wwCM06To=; b=U57suTs/iMRJouALVr9RQLFAxJanGsbGKpkPOeLuXKHkAirvx9INfILaeWuWiW3H0d XdK9bxMMtEZLAYqEi8AWA/QW7jnD2Dw1R3Pc76Y/qur5DkQhuWOyssEJQq6jikgvBS9E I9smyTueDzXBmmPXeR1GRVA82IznYY649HTy4w8YeOLlmNn7rEHOEfAZ/Cf+oRmz7T3v gsVCAZET69xFuyFLL0eTrunCaYvLBJkRJk2Rf1FnCh/ZZmhVTZ3LjEcUVmxFJauf0Zhh zrqFle4YTSIkieSS1sQ3U/O83XYXFs/EcSbV/wcQDwaLJaQPCDENgGFq+OQkWl5B3KJF BpXg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1701749140; x=1702353940; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=txperjjepcQzyW0XYzNdoVNOINvpWaYvDd+wwCM06To=; b=SlLDX65N3dw73f+VO7Nj4QBPw5ZQb/SbsrbuUuV+ytkCGnmDURUVphLs4jNbWRApZh gHwwKfEACuon3k375OnNRZ8r6CVvPK6HOzeB8zgMLUBYX3H5yRdnrbQIOHFdhVwTZsrW 3hw2dDWSakwV7Xhq6NMQZOsKpJR33qcm1pkbf5wAYIC44V48DC0YkhVd1x+d2l3nhlQR 4goTMfCx9NLGNuluNQvknwuD5TCKzEifFy0nf3nJ9tYAph7/1WV8dqSZiRh3APvcXRBh xYQAhxG3BMVzvAMjcikNYv0b1oGPlSkwAC4SchCbqDK7WlDcWW5q0V2Rc3NnPg3YNc+A iXBA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yx/ZAbk3i5LNdTXbVktg0cfHvvrnVDgOHfYGFtBqzwMWhs7ydQF B6WGYp4B2kXgr8joelyQKcV/cfyTHg2okJq6GyMnn7M4BxQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IFDUwmQ9n8xN5uTqoc6SCaFkzhi9EY/RApRi2Qw2GCkoUunS3JsBHvhuyH1t2Ots8SMC29CaokcSfdW6SWQNAU= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:1447:b0:3b8:b063:adf3 with SMTP id x7-20020a056808144700b003b8b063adf3mr6776699oiv.80.1701749139906; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:05:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <83cyvl5nq7.fsf@gnu.org> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::234; envelope-from=jamesaorson@gmail.com; helo=mail-oi1-x234.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:313534 Archived-At: --000000000000fb257e060bbb58c1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Eli I will look at those lists a bit later On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 19:31 Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > From: jamesaorson@gmail.com > > Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 16:06:05 -0800 > > > > I have, for a long time, been looking for a meaningfully project to > create, but I=E2=80=99ve come to realize that this is seemingly what ever= yone is > doing, and instead I have decided it would be more helpful to others to > work on an existing and well respected tool (like emacs). > > > > On top of that, it will work to humble me as I read the code of RMS and > others before me who made and are still making emacs what it is today. > > > > I intend to devote the great majority of my leisure programming time to > emacs development, and see how that goes after a few years. I have a stab= le > job and don=E2=80=99t see this as just some resume fodder, but just want = to > continue to improve and start to also contribute. > > Thank you. > > > Before I pursue those things myself, what are the best ways to get > involved in emacs at the current moment? I know I can look at the open > TODOs and bugs for emacs today and I will definitely do so, but what is > most likely to actually provide some benefit right now? Say there was som= e > large effort being worked on that EVERYTHING else is sort of being tabled > for. I would not want to run off and do something contradictory to that > work, etc. > > I suggest to subscribe to the bug-gnu-emacs mailing list and see if > any bugs reported there are something you could investigate and try > fixing. > > There's also etc/TODO, which lists some ideas for improving Emacs. > --000000000000fb257e060bbb58c1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Eli

I will look at those lists a bit later

On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 19:3= 1 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wr= ote:
> From: jamesaorson@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 16:06:05 -0800
>
> I have, for a long time, been looking for a meaningfully project to cr= eate, but I=E2=80=99ve come to realize that this is seemingly what everyone= is doing, and instead I have decided it would be more helpful to others to= work on an existing and well respected tool (like emacs).
>
> On top of that, it will work to humble me as I read the code of RMS an= d others before me who made and are still making emacs what it is today. >
> I intend to devote the great majority of my leisure programming time t= o emacs development, and see how that goes after a few years. I have a stab= le job and don=E2=80=99t see this as just some resume fodder, but just want= to continue to improve and start to also contribute.

Thank you.

> Before I pursue those things myself, what are the best ways to get inv= olved in emacs at the current moment? I know I can look at the open TODOs a= nd bugs for emacs today and I will definitely do so, but what is most likel= y to actually provide some benefit right now? Say there was some large effo= rt being worked on that EVERYTHING else is sort of being tabled for. I woul= d not want to run off and do something contradictory to that work, etc.

I suggest to subscribe to the bug-gnu-emacs mailing list and see if
any bugs reported there are something you could investigate and try
fixing.

There's also etc/TODO, which lists some ideas for improving Emacs.
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