From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Matthew Wood Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Contributing Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:36:53 -0600 Message-ID: References: <87fw1m337v.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf307c9b90c54b7604d4497189 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1359311824 8209 80.91.229.3 (27 Jan 2013 18:37:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:37:04 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 27 19:37:22 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TzX6W-0002vW-Fg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:37:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52025 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TzX6E-0003ty-Q6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:37:02 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46862) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TzX69-0003tZ-0r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:37:00 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TzX66-0007gp-CQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:36:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-vb0-f45.google.com ([209.85.212.45]:54262) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TzX66-0007gb-7L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:36:54 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-vb0-f45.google.com with SMTP id p1so1424839vbi.4 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:36:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=3Jbhq4gS0XnDqk5HKFFOaf/t4XpDcTghNXYwrSTXi0s=; b=aK5Phny/QTaIdZfugDG+9EAqWOgfmggoMGPGf3F5PsJP59jS+F+uoIt3ScjoMEex7a 5pQefdKeEVIKVRuFLkbcvEUV2ZvM1q0eQbOzHW6m0cg/oFWDGHvARQoJZlKdmo+H3JkP ClXXw0SdOs/VAGeW+CUeYfO3a8YyNAsosKOIwVEfAT60ft0UGiJ+Pxc5ay2/mWboZvLa RpwzWAUnh6qnZmYI29Qh5v0kUUuIoXogFrDYbN/PkAkCqABr8JoiGw6zFkece9LtuBjH x/NXyjTosQGTM+dLh/bpBdso7sK0CHRQoADY3vMFX3T8dxdaEscbfYfoKTZkQTjy/q3W VrbQ== X-Received: by 10.52.30.108 with SMTP id r12mr11244769vdh.72.1359311813298; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:36:53 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.58.179.114 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:36:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87fw1m337v.fsf@gmail.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 209.85.212.45 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:156688 Archived-At: --20cf307c9b90c54b7604d4497189 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks, I'll check out the bug list and some of the bigger packages I rely on, too. More information: I'm a web developer working on Linux and primarily working in Perl, Python, Javascript, stuff like that. Probably not anything directly applicable, unfortunately. On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Jambunathan K wrote: > Matthew Wood writes: > > > I'm interested contributing, but don't have a project in mind. The > > contributing docs mention starting with a message here. > > May be you should tell us more? > > How do you use your Emacs and to what ends. Are you a programmer and > what languages do you program in? What are your interest areas? What > platform do you use - Mac, Linux, Windows etc. > > The easiest way to contribute is by filing bug reports, responding to > and helping others in the MLs, IRC. > > You can also contribute to any of the bigger packages like Gnus, Org > mode, CEDET etc. > > If you are serious about contributing, why not submit a(ny) patch of say > 20+ lines, asssign the copyright to FSF and have it integrated in to > Emacs proper or GNU ELPA. See section titled `* Copyright Assignment' > in etc/CONTRIBUTE. > > Whether projects end up in your plate or not, lurking around in the > mailing list of Emacs and sister projects can give you good perspective > on the goings-on in Emacs world. You can join in when something rings > a bell. > > > Looking through the archives, I found a message that basically said > > that there wasn't a well organized list of projects for beginner > > contributors. It suggested looking in etc/TODO and etc/NEWS for ideas. > > > > Is that still the best way to start? Or is there a better way now? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Matt Wood > > > > -- > --20cf307c9b90c54b7604d4497189 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, I'll check out the bug list and some of the bi= gger packages I rely on, too.

More information: I&= #39;m a web developer working on Linux and=A0primarily=A0working in Perl, P= ython, Javascript, stuff like that. Probably not=A0anything=A0directly appl= icable,=A0unfortunately.


On Sun,= Jan 27, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com&= gt; wrote:
Matthew Wood <doowttam@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm interested contributing, but don't have a project in mind.= The
> contributing docs mention starting with a message here.

May be you should tell us more?

How do you use your Emacs and to what ends. =A0Are you a programmer and
what languages do you program in? =A0What are your interest areas? =A0What<= br> platform do you use - Mac, Linux, Windows etc.

The easiest way to contribute is by filing bug reports, responding to
and helping others in the MLs, IRC.

You can also contribute to any of the bigger packages like Gnus, Org
mode, CEDET etc.

If you are serious about contributing, why not submit a(ny) patch of say 20+ lines, asssign the copyright to FSF and have it integrated in to
Emacs proper or GNU ELPA. =A0See section titled `* Copyright Assignment'= ;
in etc/CONTRIBUTE.

Whether projects end up in your plate or not, lurking around in the
=A0mailing list of Emacs and sister projects can give you good perspective<= br> =A0on the goings-on in Emacs world. =A0You can join in when something rings=
=A0a bell.

> Looking through the archives, I found a message that basically said > that there wasn't a well organized list of projects for beginner > contributors. It suggested looking in etc/TODO and etc/NEWS for ideas.=
>
> Is that still the best way to start? Or is there a better way now?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Matt Wood
>

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