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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 02:30:10PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 08:00:23PM -0700, Kayven Riese wrote: > > I have a friend who has incentivized me to implement a very specific > > addition of an option to the cut command that he says is part of HP Linux > > and has been standard in the past having to do with condensing white > > space. He wants me to learn how to contribute to the Debian project > > officially. I have an extensive academic background in UNIX/C programming > > but have never been a part of any open source project. I am hoping to > > connect with a mentor who can facilitate this task for me. Thank you very > > much in advance to any and all who are of assistance. > > My gut feeling is that you would be best served by developing a patch > for the upstream GNU coreutils. Debian is probably unlikely to accept a > behavior changing patch that hasn't been suggested upstream. That way, > all distributions would remain consistent with each other. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
