Thanks a lot Gary. I'll discuss the approach in that JIRA and if it looks fine by other dev-s, I'll code it up and submit a patch.
On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Welcome aboard. > > The simplest way to contribute is to add a patch with unit tests to a JIRA. > > If you want to add a new feature, it can be a good idea to chat on this > mailing list to see if that feature fits in the target component, like > [collections]. > > Gary > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 5:20 AM, Orchid Majumder <orchidmajum...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello to everyone! > > > > I am working as a software developer and in my day to day work, > I > > use Apache Commons utilities extensively. I am pretty much enthusiastic > > about contributing to Apache OSF and as a starting point, I have decided > to > > do small contributions in Commons-Collections as I am familiar with it's > > usage. I have gone through the apache mentorship guide and would like to > > follow that to land into the wonderful world of open source software > > development. > > > > I think I will be able to provide work around for feature > > requirements like [https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-556 > ]. > > Before finalizing the issue I'd like to work on, I thought of writing > this > > introductory email. It'd be very helpful if someone can point me for the > > formal procedure for working on this? My understanding is, I'd write a > > formal proposal for this and then would engage with a conversation with > the > > community and would look for a mentor to assist me in completing this > > within a stipulated time. > > > > I'd really appreciate any types of suggestions on how to get > > started, about writing proposals or any other thing that you think might > > help me in starting this new and exciting journey. > > > > -- > > Thanks and Regards, > > Orchid Majumder > > > > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > -- Thanks and Regards, Orchid Majumder Software Development Engineer Amazon Inc.