Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:28:13 -0800 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Getting PRs fixed Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ4Xxxg=hifjqQOmkYWqbSbW1WvfD96JPtcgG2aFSzvywA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAA3ZYrDzYWUFdN%2BzeqBrCe2u4TV8DP9ttqCbNbx6OnYtxJ-sFA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3ZYrDzYWUFdN%2BzeqBrCe2u4TV8DP9ttqCbNbx6OnYtxJ-sFA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail.com> 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. > 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. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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