Great idea, please implement on OODT too! (cc to dev@oodt for peeps) :) Cheers, Chris
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: Michael Joyce <jo...@apache.org> Reply-To: "d...@climate.incubator.apache.org" <d...@climate.incubator.apache.org> Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:34 PM To: dev <d...@climate.incubator.apache.org> Subject: JIRA label for new users >I sent this link around to a few people via twitter but I figured it >warranted being sent here as well! > >http://nikcodes.com/2013/05/10/new-contributor-jump-in/ > >TLDR: Every OSS project should have a label for issues that new users >could >help resolve. Basically a "this is simple enough that a new user could >figure it out and contribute back to the project" tag. > >This shouldn't be a tag for features/issues that the core team doesn't >want >to deal with. Mostly it should be for fairly simple auxiliary issues that >won't take forever to debug/implement but that the core team doesn't >necessarily have time to deal with. > >I think this is a great idea. When I first started on OODT this would have >been the coolest thing ever. I think it would be great to have a section >devoted to "getting started" on the website that mentions this as well. >Then it would be really easy for new developers to jump in and help. I >would be more than happy to help get this up and running as well. > >Thoughts? Terrible/great idea? Ideas for a label name? > >-- Joyce
