From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Fri Dec 1 16:48:39 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA44E5F996 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 16:48:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lf0-x22e.google.com (mail-lf0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c07::22e]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E4A6D67E2B for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 16:48:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lf0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id 94so12379880lfy.10 for ; Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:48:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=lJTjTBpKCx7b5aiZKMKAmFlGM/Q+dgGWHtwf0ErZARY=; b=nqoLWUQVyO5cpc+MU1Pnr1WBNFnl/8YOtFx2RVscrwJPnV8A74TasAuqCdzfFBlnTS NF2HxV+hoCTaWvke+0HNtVtGmIhePQzVp6KFvKdgOx3wjno0ea6gRC7tJLW1s8II+H/z l+t8ACVMva4djhOI6HxUywjl5SPmaRKYXsO36INwdiS8XqZ2a2hqLVRw0KWu3BpvwZDw GnEhL11TnsGQa91pe+pSyPlbPcl8+xrElCWeCfUdzFVctaAQhilAVVEXXMKU29VyqR61 I+wNyWjUyhjBu9Tkbq+vBXi/a6OBosDrLV2iqDf7cSLoiDO1oBgk0nt6ulvSejSgySxp O0EA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=lJTjTBpKCx7b5aiZKMKAmFlGM/Q+dgGWHtwf0ErZARY=; b=dzn86TX1pLmlsJA1wIxFUtnXAvI+a7kQhwHVE+/KnnqhFaBx+6ydUQs1nzAB0IfxxU YEFbqkj2JvJlFm8GFC4X0vznYfpQJp2I0R4h7M8BzkEL90EAv1OC9bqbDza8Zr/He4QI 9FS0P62synUqGdTXfy3fm1aSZ6I9jhg+xK3mC2z1i7tdBieQepjOuHl2UyGblM+W56gl Nvxavi1/27UA1rkjnwU+tIpiUBrexVsR8iFw0NOInnQgdLPSyxPIDyCdQwK/3TawSiAP YXuwkVSKphTk8flehN+oqNpoI9tLxrUATyt/BNjuMbAjIjW6P/4nmJx2dKfh8a5NaFl/ mT7g== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX6RZRzzeYq3oGmSqCAvwHjBAvOqv4mOVBB2e4fKeb9LnzieC3hj qTIUjVR3YCNgyniXoRdIO/1yONkdi0kr4RKMMLE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGs4zMaDsqwhvSz+s0p1L+slUsYSRW0nTnNOxg1OeFkyVSpwT8W/rRa+lZC/exijJTZEYGtmxKnVe8El+vYXs1ok0UY= X-Received: by 10.25.80.6 with SMTP id e6mr4328919lfb.191.1512146916789; Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:48:36 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.92.147 with HTTP; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:48:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: =?UTF-8?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=C3=ADa?= Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 17:48:36 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Getting PRs fixed To: bsd-lists@bsdforge.com Cc: Freddie Cash , FreeBSD Hackers , Dieter BSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:48:39 -0000 On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:33 PM, Chris H wrote: > On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:28:13 -0800 "Freddie Cash" said > >> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Dieter BSD wrote: >> >> > Thought of another idea. When new people write in, asking >> > what they should work on, they receive a variety of suggestions. >> > I've seen quite a few of these over the years. I have NEVER seen >> > anyone suggest that they look at the open PRs and work on fixing them. >> > >> > Fixing open PRs should be the first, and probably only, suggestion. Triage of the PR database would be needed as a requisite. Newcomers might want to start _trying_ to fix low hanging fruits. Some (not all) of the unresolved long standing PRs are there for a reason. >> > >> >> You're not looking very hard, then. That's generally the first thing >> suggested when people ask on the mailing lists how they can get involved. >> >> "Start by scanning through the PR database and find things that interest >> you. Find a piece of software that you like using that doesn't have a >> port >> maintainer and see if you can help with it. Find a piece of software you >> like that isn't in the ports tree and see if you can get a port created. >> Go through the various Wiki ToDo lists and Junior Jobs lists and see if >> there's anything that interests you. Etc." >> >> That's pretty much the list that everyone suggests each time someone >> asks. > > That's good news! :) >> >> >> -- >> Freddie Cash >> fjwcash@gmail.com > > > --Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"