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* patches --- who to submit them to so they get read and not lost | * patches --- who to submit them to so they get read and not lost | ||
− | ** | + | ** if something uses review board, use that, otherwise mailing lists tend to be better than bugzilla |
* coding style | * coding style | ||
** Some projects have explicit documentation. Others, just follow the style the maintainer is using. Above all, read the stuff on techbase about general KDE style. | ** Some projects have explicit documentation. Others, just follow the style the maintainer is using. Above all, read the stuff on techbase about general KDE style. | ||
* what to be shy about and not to be shy about (important!) | * what to be shy about and not to be shy about (important!) | ||
− | ** | + | ** ??? |
− | + | =lists of things that are newbie friendly that need help= | |
− | ** kopete | + | * Projects with intro to do lists |
− | ** look in bugzilla wishlists, and look for something neat, ask somebody more senior if that is a good thing to work on (animating the tab icon while the tab is loading seems like a popular thing) | + | ** kopete: mattr has a list of jobs, see #kopete |
− | ** look in bugzilla for easy bugs to fix | + | ** pim is on #kontact http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/PIM/KMail_Junior_Jobs |
− | + | * look in bugzilla wishlists, and look for something neat, ask somebody more senior (try irc) if that is a good thing to work on (animating the tab icon while the tab is loading seems like a popular thing) | |
− | Bugzilla has JJ, junior jobs. | + | * look in old suggested summer of code projects, some may still be valid |
+ | * look in bugzilla for easy bugs to fix | ||
+ | * For things like khtml, go to #khtml and you are likely to get a tutorial of the codebase, layers, etc. Easy fixes, but you need some guidance. | ||
+ | * Bugzilla has JJ, junior jobs. | ||
* join the community, mailing lists, irc, etc. | * join the community, mailing lists, irc, etc. |
(from mpyne's People of KDE interview)
"Have a thick skin."