Hello.
On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:13:44 +0000 (UTC), Eyal Allweil wrote:
Hi Gilles,
As a Jira issue, RNG-37 is OK. But for something like Help Wanted, I
would add a link to another implementation that can be used as a
template
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-rng/commons-rng-sampling/xref/org/apache/commons/rng/sampling/distribution/MarsagliaNormalizedGaussianSampler.html
and/or a page describing which interface to implement,
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-rng/commons-rng-sampling/apidocs/org/apache/commons/rng/sampling/distribution/package-summary.html
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-rng/commons-rng-sampling/apidocs/org/apache/commons/rng/sampling/distribution/MarsagliaNormalizedGaussianSampler.html
what
to test,
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-rng/commons-rng-sampling/xref-test/org/apache/commons/rng/sampling/distribution/ContinuousSamplersList.html
that sort of thing. The idea is to make it easy for someone
new to the project to feel like they can dive right into the work and
meet the project expectations.
Sure.
I'm totally unfamiliar with commons-rng
myself - but that's what, if I were looking at the page, would
improve
the chances that I would think it's worth trying.
Feel free to include the above links.
I suspect the more
expectations and hints are there, the less work afterwards is
necessary in review and finishing.
It should also be stressed that the first thing would be to
subscribe to the ML, and post about what is proposed in order
to ensure that no problem would arise (e.g. license issues).
Thanks for your help on this,
Gilles
Regards,Eyal
On Thursday, April 13, 2017 4:18 PM, Gilles
<gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
Hello.
On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:27:47 +0000 (UTC), Eyal Allweil wrote:
Hi Gilles,
I looked at the issues in RNG, and I didn't find something that
seemed appropriate for a beginner. The closest, in my opinion,
are RNG-33 (adding convenience methods to UniformRandomProvider)
That one should be resolved: the convenience methods probably
do not warrant breaking compatibility (and there are other
limitations, as discussed in the comments).
However, it might be worth exploring utilities (such as
"RngStreamFactory" mentioned in one comment) to be added
in the "commons-rng-examples" module.
and RNG-37 (implementing Ziggurat). Maybe with some more
explanations
or project expectations RNG-37 (or a similar, new issue) can work.
What do see as missing from the description?
Instead, I added a new item for Commons Text - I couldn't find a way
to get a link from Help Wanted, but it's TEXT-74. There were
actually
a lot of issues in Commons Text that seemed good, but they all
depend
on WordUtils being available in the main branch, which appears
pending. I guess we'll see if anyone picks it up.
Thanks,
Gilles
Cheers,Eyal
On Thursday, April 13, 2017 12:50 PM, Gilles
<gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
Hi Eyal.
On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:36:34 +0000 (UTC), Eyal Allweil wrote:
I opened two "help wanted" items for Apache DataFu a few months
ago.
Both were linked to specific Jira issues - one a generic "wish",
and
the other a very specific, entry-level task.
Unsurprisingly, the generic one is still open, but the more
specific
item was picked up and a new contributor wrote it. I recommend
doing
something similar for Commons. I don't think there are enough
"beginner" tasks there, and I think it's a good way to pick up
contributors and get things done - not everyone knows how to search
Jira for something doable.
Good point.
However it is probably always the case that JIRA issues that stay
open
are not easy to fix...
If there are no objections, I can open a new issue for something in
Commons as an example.
Sure! If beginners are likely to be reading "helpwanted" rather than
the developers' web site, you are certainly welcome in evaluating
all
the JIRA issues and copy the ones you think will fit in
"helpwanted".
Thanks a lot,
Gilles
Regards,Eyal
On Friday, March 24, 2017 2:48 PM, Gilles
<gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote:
Hi.
On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:24:10 +0000, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
Hello,
Can we replace this task. We get so many references to it, and
despite the fact we answered the offers for help there was never a
result out of it.
I've pointed at that problem several months ago already.
I am unsure why that is, and maybe we could improve
our people skills, but it is rather obvious to me that this
particular
help request does not attract the right engagement
I guess that the "helpwanted" page makes it too easy to send out
an automatic mail to this list, even thought the OP is not
subscribed;
in at least one occurrence, the OP acted as if we were spamming
her!
Is there another "helpwanted" request that redirects here?
If not, no surprise that it happens only through the one I
created...
(besides the
wording is outdated)
Quite true but the problem existed before the wording got outdated.
We could replace it for a more generic Apache Commons Feedback
wanted
task: if you use a Apache Commons components share your
experience,
problems and Feedback on the User List. - or similar?
Fine: Please change as you see fit. :-)
Best regards,
Gilles
Gruss
Bernd
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http://bernd.eckenfels.net
________________________________
From: Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 2:13:40 AM
To: dev@commons.apache.org
Subject: Re: Contributing to Apache Commons (Beginner task)
Hello.
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:02:11 +0100, Vladimir Kaplarevic wrote:
Hello,
I am looking to contribute to Apache Commons and start of with
some
basic
beginner task. I came across this:
https://helpwanted.apache.org/task.html?532e1a732ca32a4e35fc7fc0e4c9373b6af1c17d
If possible, I would like to help out but I am not sure about the
steps
that I need to take here - ask to get jira ticket assigned, I
guess?
Also,
I am not sure that I can find the jira ticket in here
<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RNG-6> .
Any help is very much appreciated.
Thanks for your interest.
The wording in the " helpwanted" request is a bit out-of-date,
since the release happened last December.
However, it is still very useful to try out the code in real
applications and report of any problems. You could also design
"toy" applications tailored to illustrate features of the library
(see the "commons-rng-examples" module in the source repository).
You could also have a look at the open issues (although those
might not be beginner tasks).
Don't hesitate to ask more questions, so we can focus more
precisely on what you want to do.
Best regards,
Gilles
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