Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:33:46 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: "Freddie Cash" <fjwcash@gmail.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Hackers" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "Dieter BSD" <dieterbsd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Getting PRs fixed Message-ID: <ab3429737f8a9dc4ed4194dc93e0e6e5@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ4Xxxg=hifjqQOmkYWqbSbW1WvfD96JPtcgG2aFSzvywA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:28:13 -0800 "Freddie Cash" <fjwcash@gmail=2Ecom> said > On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail=2Ecom> wrote: >=20 > > Thought of another idea=2E When new people write in, asking > > what they should work on, they receive a variety of suggestions=2E > > I've seen quite a few of these over the years=2E I have NEVER seen > > anyone suggest that they look at the open PRs and work on fixing them=2E > > > > Fixing open PRs should be the first, and probably only, suggestion=2E > > >=20 > =E2=80=8BYou're not looking very hard, then=2E That's generally the first = thing > suggested when people ask on the mailing lists how they can get involved=2E >=20 > "Start by scanning through the PR database and find things that interest > you=2E Find a piece of software that you like using that doesn't have a po= rt > maintainer and see if you can help with it=2E Find a piece of software you > like that isn't in the ports tree and see if you can get a port created=2E > Go through the various Wiki ToDo lists and Junior Jobs lists and see if > there's anything that interests you=2E Etc=2E" >=20 > That's pretty much the list that =E2=80=8Beveryone suggests each time som= eone > asks=2E That's good news! :) >=20 > --=20 > Freddie Cash > fjwcash@gmail=2Ecom --Chris
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