Avik, Thanks for the reply.
1. Did you ever have access to Microsoft File format documentation under an NDA ? -- No 2. Was the work you sent to the list done for your employer? -- Partially Yes Regards Sudhakar --- Avik Sengupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sudhakar, > > Cool. I need a couple of things out of the way, then I will add this > into the CVS. > > 1. Did you ever have access to Microsoft File format documentation > under an NDA ? > 2. Was the work you sent to the list done for your employer? > > In response to your questions, > > 1. standadrs - well, to create the high quality software, what else? > 2. cvs etc :http://www.apache.org/dev/contributors.html > 3&4. POI has a large amount of testcases, and we are quite wary of > allowing any code into CVS without testcases. We write our testcases in > Junit, and expect all functionality OR bugfixes to be accompanied by > testcases. Of course, nothing is perfect, so there is always scope to > improve. > 5. Be cool. Write good software :) > > HTH > - > Avik > > > On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 23:27, Koundinya (Sudhakar Chavali) wrote: > > Avik, > > > > I am always ready to work on MS Office tools. > > > > What ever the contributions I can send I can do that through the mails only. > > But as I am new to this open source developer's community I just wanted to know > > few things > > regarding the source codes. > > > > > > 1. What are the standards now the community is maintaining in developing the > > source codes. > > 2. How to upload source codes into CVS directory before releasing them to other > > people. > > 3. How the testing process will be done. What are the standards that the community > > is > following to > > test the source codes. > > 4. Who will write the test cases. Do developer himself need to identify the test > > cases or > other > > people also helps him to develop them. > > 5. Finally what else the community developer need to do. - If I am missing > > something > > > > > > Regards > > Sudhakar > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > "No one can earn a million dollars honestly."- William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) > > > > "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."- Albert Einstein > > (1879-1955) > > > > "It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."- George Bernard Shaw > > (1856-1950) > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. > > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ===== "No one can earn a million dollars honestly."- William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) "It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]