Hi Andrew! On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:56 PM Andrew Toskin <and...@tosk.in> wrote:
> > I'd like to contribute to the GIMP documentation, including the main > gimp.org website. I figure the first place I'd like to start would be > clarifying *how to contribute*. The "Get Involved" page < > http://www.gimp.org/develop/> does a good job of listing the varieties > of ways people can contribute, but does not talk much about how to > actually do it. > Careful! I was a casual user until I mentioned I would like to help. They chained me to a wall and next thing I knew I was re-building a website. :) > > For example, what is the preferred workflow for making and submitting > edits? I see that the gimp.org files are managed the git repository at > <https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp-web>... Is there was a way for > people outside the development team to send pull requests, like on > GitHub? mitch, on the #gimp IRC, suggested that new contributors > probably have to start out by submitting patch files to the mailing > list until they've proven themselves. If that's true, then I would send > you a patch which adds an explanation of this process to the "Get > Involved" page. Or, if there's a simpler way, let's talk about that. > > What do you think? > Yes, the preferred method until you're known and trusted is likely to get the website from git, make your proposed changes and send a patch to the mailing list. Do note that we are in the process of migrating the site to a different back-end infrastructure - so your patch _may_ be better aimed at static.gimp.org (in the gimp-web-static branch of gimp-web). Feel free to poke me if you need further instructions (because I still haven't written the README that jimmac suggested a over a month ago). pat _______________________________________________ gimp-web-list mailing list gimp-web-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-web-list