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svn commit: r354109 - /portals/jetspeed-2/trunk/xdocs/how-to-help.xml
Author: dlestrat
Date: Mon Dec 5 09:45:51 2005
New Revision: 354109
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=354109&view=rev
Log:
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JS2-425
How to help with J2.
Modified:
portals/jetspeed-2/trunk/xdocs/how-to-help.xml
Modified: portals/jetspeed-2/trunk/xdocs/how-to-help.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/portals/jetspeed-2/trunk/xdocs/how-to-help.xml?rev=354109&r1=354108&r2=354109&view=diff
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</properties>
<body>
<section name="How to Help?">
+ <subsection name="Simple Things I Can Do to Help">
+ <p>
+ There are many ways to help with Jetspeed-2 as with most open source projects:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Subscribe to the <a href="mail-lists.html">user mailing list</a> and help answer questions from the community.
+ In open source a thriving community makes the project successful. Don't be shy to ask basic questions, we have all
+ been there.</li>
+ <li>Report bugs and issues that you encounter in <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10492">Jetspeed-2 bug tracking system</a>.
+ Prior to reporting a bug, make sure to discuss the issue on the <a href="mail-lists.html">user mailing list</a> or even the
+ <a href="mail-lists.html">developer mailing list</a>.</li>
+ <li>When you encounter an issue, you may be compelled to fix it. We encourage this as this makes for a vibrant
+ community. Once you have a fix, <a href="guides/guide-j2-development.html">submit a patch</a> on the reporting issue.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ </subsection>
+ <subsection name="Why Should I Get Involved?">
+ <p>
+ There are many reasons why you want to help, just a few strong points:
+ <ul>
+ <li>If you help others solve there issues, they will most likely help you when you run into some problems.</li>
+ <li>By contributing patches, you can influence the prioritization of functionality and get your changes incorporated.</li>
+ <li>By reporting issues, you help Jetspeed-2 become a stronger project and improve its quality overall.</li>
+ <li>You will meet and get to know great people as well as share and learn best practices which will help you on
+ your project.</li>
+ </ul>
+ We are looking forward to have you part of our community!
+ </p>
+ </subsection>
+ <subsection name="How do I Join the Project?">
+ <p>
+ Projects at Apache operate under a <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#meritocracy">meritocracy</a>.
+ To become a committer, you first need to demonstrate your committment. The best way to do so is to start contributing patch,
+ participate in the community and make your interest known. It takes time and willingness to help and contribute! This may
+ seem a bit intimidating at first, but the community will always help people who show interest and committment.
+ </p>
+ </subsection>
+ <subection name="Other Resources for Help">
+ <p>
+ Here are some useful links for other resources for help.
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="http://portals.apache.org/development/code-standards.html">Portals project coding standards</a>.</li>
+ <li><a href="http://portals.apache.org/development/documentation.html">Portals project documentation standards</a>.</li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html">How does the Apache Software Foundation work</a>?</li>
+ <li><a href="http://people.apache.org/~coar/mlists.html#portals.apache.org">Portals mailing lists statistics</a>. This can be helpful
+ to help you decide which mailing list to subscribe to.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ </subection>
</section>
</body>
</document>
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