David Lowe wrote: > I tried out AmiWM as it said it needed testing. I was going to > mention where some improvements could be made, but i see it has no > active maintainer. As a hobbyist C/C++ programmer, i might offer my > services, but i'm unsure if i'm up to this: i see that at least part > of the source is in Perl, which i have no experience in. How much > help is available for a newbie? > > Using a rusty Amiga 4000T, a shiny PowerMac G5, & a homebuilt Ubuntu box > > I NEVER! exaggerate-I just remember REALLY big!!! > > I'd say a good amount, based on -devel traffic and IRC. (Especially for a package that already builds).
Typically you won't have to do a heck of a lot to the original package source--and if you do it's not a bad idea to let the upstream developers know so that they might incorporate your suggestions in the next release. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink User Liason/Documenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
