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. > =E2=80=8BYou're not looking very hard, then. That's generally the first th= ing 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 =E2=80=8Beveryone suggests each time someo= ne asks. --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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