Hi all, As you probably saw, Paolo Borelli blogged[1] a list of tasks and instructions for new contributors on gedit. Thanks Paolo!
I would love to see something similar about other modules. :-P Cheers! --lucasr [1] http://blogs.gnome.org/pbor/2007/06/30/gedit-call-to-arms/ 2007/6/24, Lucas Rocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > I've been checking our latest development releases (2.19.x) and > noticed that some modules haven't had any releases so far in this > development cycle. Here's a list of some of those modules: > > - bug-buddy > - gedit > - gnome-applets > - fast-user-switch-applet > - gconf-editor > - gnome-icon-theme > - gnome-keyring-manager > - gnome-media > - gnome-nettool > - gnome-system-tools > - gnome-terminal > - gnome-utils > - vino > - yelp > > And others... > > Of course, the reasons for not releasing can vary a lot: no need, no > time, no one, etc. Let's try to turn our problems into positive > things. If you're maintainer of one of those modules and the problem > is lack of time and/or manpower, I suggest you to: > > - Send a list of things you would love to see in your module but you > don't have time > to do to gnome-love list > > - Blog about this list so that it reaches Planet GNOME and the whole world! > > - Try to dedicate some time to help new contributors to get used to > the module's > code base > > My point is: let's try to turn our lack-of-time-problem into > oportunities for new contributors. This way we decentralize the > workload and hopefully have better results. I know that giving support > for new contributors can be time consuming in the beginning but I'm > sure it pays off in the future. > > Cheers! > > --lucasr > _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
