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Posted to commits@jena.apache.org by ij...@apache.org on 2011/11/23 12:39:11 UTC
svn commit: r1205370 -
/incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext
Author: ijd
Date: Wed Nov 23 11:39:10 2011
New Revision: 1205370
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1205370&view=rev
Log:
JENA-167: add information about the Jena Git mirrors
Modified:
incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext
Modified: incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext?rev=1205370&r1=1205369&r2=1205370&view=diff
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--- incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext (original)
+++ incubator/jena/site/trunk/content/jena/getting_involved/index.mdtext Wed Nov 23 11:39:10 2011
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
Title: Getting involved in Apache Jena
-We welcome your contribution towards making Jena a better platform for semantic web and linked data applications.
+We welcome your contribution towards making Jena a better platform for semantic web and linked data applications.
We appreciate feature suggestions, bug reports and patches for code or documentation.
If you need help using Jena: please see our [getting help](../help_and_support) page.
### How to contribute
-You can help us sending your suggestions, feature requests and bug reports (as well as patches) using the Jena issue tracker:
+You can help us sending your suggestions, feature requests and bug reports (as well as patches) using the Jena issue tracker:
[https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JENA](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JENA).
You can discuss your contribution, before or after adding it to Jira, on the [`jena-dev@incubator.apache.org`](mailto:jena-dev@incubator.apache.org) mailing list.
-Or, you can help other users answering to their question on the [`jena-users@incubator.apache.org`](mailto:jena-users@incubator.apache.org) mailing list.
+Or, you can help other users answering to their question on the [`jena-users@incubator.apache.org`](mailto:jena-users@incubator.apache.org) mailing list.
Subscription instructions [here](../help_and_support).
### SNAPSHOTs
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Here is, for example, how you can add TD
General help on how to use Jena with Maven is [here](../download/maven.html).
-If you have problems with any of our SNAPSHOTs, let us know.
+If you have problems with any of our SNAPSHOTs, let us know.
-You can also check the state of each Jena module on our continuous integration server: [https://builds.apache.org/view/G-L/view/Jena/](https://builds.apache.org/view/G-L/view/Jena/).
+You can also check the state of each Jena module on our continuous integration server: [https://builds.apache.org/view/G-L/view/Jena/](https://builds.apache.org/view/G-L/view/Jena/).
### Subversion repository
@@ -53,25 +53,35 @@ Or, you can look at the [last week activ
### Submit your patches
-Patches should be attached to issues in Jira (click on `More Actions > Attach Files`).
-To create a patch you can simply use the command:
+Patches should be attached to issues in Jira (click on `More Actions > Attach Files`).
+To create a patch you can simply use the command:
svn diff > JENA-XYZ.patch
Please, inspect your patch and make sure it includes all (and only) the relevant changes for a single issue. Don't forget tests!
-If you want to test if a patch applies cleanly you can use:
+If you want to test if a patch applies cleanly you can use:
- patch -p0 < JENA-XYZ.patch
+ patch -p0 < JENA-XYZ.patch
-If you use Eclipse: right click on the project name in `Package Explorer`, select `Team > Create Patch` or `Team > Apply Patch`.
+If you use Eclipse: right click on the project name in `Package Explorer`, select `Team > Create Patch` or `Team > Apply Patch`.
-### IRC channel
+### Git access to the Jena source code
+
+If you're more familiar with Git, you can use the Jena Git **read-only** mirrors
+listed at [git.apache.org/](http://git.apache.org/).
+
+Please note that git commits cannot be directly pulled back into the main
+svn repository.
+If you would like to contribute changes back to the Jena codebase, then please
+follow [this workflow](http://www.apache.org/dev/git.html#workflow).
+
+### IRC channel
Some Jena developers hang out on #jena on irc.freenode.net.
### How Apache Software Foundation works
-Apache Jena is an incubating Apache project and to better understand how to get involved and how the Apache Software Foundation works we recommend you read:
+Apache Jena is an incubating Apache project and to better understand how to get involved and how the Apache Software Foundation works we recommend you read:
* [http://www.apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html](http://www.apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html)
* [http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html](http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html)