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.com> said > 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. That's good news! :) > > -- > Freddie Cash > fjwcash@gmail.com --Chris
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