Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 16:40:09 -0500 From: Jeremy Faulkner <gldisater@gldis.ca> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Okay, I think I need some serious introduction ;-) Message-ID: <20030209214009.GA9242@constans.gldis.ca> In-Reply-To: <200302091845.h19IjQaX035407@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <5.0.2.1.1.20030209183111.03475ea8@popserver.sfu.ca> <200302091845.h19IjQaX035407@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 06:45:26PM +0000, Mark Murray wrote: > 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 recognized. 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 And finally, you too can be imitated by the project's pet troll. -- Jeremy Faulkner http://www.gldis.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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