From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Feb 9 10:52:54 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29F0537B401 for ; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 10:52:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2210D43F93 for ; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 10:52:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h19Iqoja065220; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:52:50 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with UUCP id h19Iqois065219; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:52:50 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h19IjQaX035407; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:45:26 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200302091845.h19IjQaX035407@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: Colin Percival Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Okay, I think I need some serious introduction ;-) In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 09 Feb 2003 18:37:41 GMT." <5.0.2.1.1.20030209183111.03475ea8@popserver.sfu.ca> Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 18:45:26 +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Colin Percival writes: > At 18:16 09/02/2003 +0000, Mark Murray wrote: > >Use the OS. When something bothers you, fix it :-). Submit your fix > >back through the usual channels to learn the project norms and customs. > > Continuing on with this process, what's the next step? Specifically, > after finding a bug, fixing it, submitting a PR with included patches to > -CURRENT and -STABLE, and watching it sit in GNATS for 8 weeks, is there > anything to do other than keep on waiting? Yeah. Do enough of the above to get a good portfolio of patches "on register". Participate in mailing lists such that your name and credibility are recognised. Sooner or later someone will get annoyed by this unprovoked display of compatibility and competence and punish you with a commit bit. After that, you commit your own damn patches. ;-) M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message