Re: volunteer

[Edward Struber <st...@gmail.com>]

Thank you, I will check it out.

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On Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 4:46 AM Peter Kovacs <pe...@apache.org> wrote:

> Hello Eduard Struber,
>
>
> My name is Peter Kovacs. I live in Germany and joined the project in
> 2016. I am part of the Project Management Comitee, which handles some
> managing aspects of the project.
>
> I mostly help others, with the time left I try to develop some
> improvements on Apache OpenOffice. As much as my time and skill allows.
>
> On 26.12.21 18:44, Edward Struber wrote:
> > I am 75 years young, retired with many happy hours coding in C++.
> Thank you for your interest in Apache OpenOffice.
> > American English is my native language.   My mother used her Masters
> degree
> > to teach  English at Reagan High School in Austin, Texas.  My father was
> an
> > Electrical Engineer who made his career in the U.S. Air Force.  Were you
> > willing to permit me to proofread and edit articles, I could reasonably
> be
> > expected to clarify instructions and grammar in the articles and C++
> > program notes submitted by persons who are not native English speakers.
> Sounds great, everyone is welcome. And everyone can help here. Your long
> standing c++ skills are of value since the code is old, and we are at
> least 10 years behind modern way of coding.
> > Please send me a submission that is not clear in its instructions, and
> let
> > me send you back my edited version to see if my changes are an
> enhancement
> > to the original.  If it looks to you that my changes help, then send me
> > some more work to proofread and improve.
> > I did omit the "84" from my gmail address once, so I know to slow down
> and
> > sleep on my work before re-reading any of my corrections before
> submitting
> > my edits to Apache Open Office.  I also expect that other volunteers will
> > be checking what ever I may submit.
>
> We do not really have a workflow that assign work, since we work on
> voluntary bases. However I try to explain as good as I can where you
> find all you need to make a decision where your skills fit in best.
> Remeber we work all as equals. There is no rank or hierarchy here. We
> participate together on this project in order to create something for all.
>
> We talk per email mailing list about development on
> dev@openoffice.apache.org (short dev or dev@o.a.o). Best to subscribe
> there and and receive all developer mails. Of course you can send
> questions per mail there. Also if you want to discuss Ideas, you can
> send a mail there. Since a lot of people will receive this email, do not
> send Addresses or phone numbers.
>
> I recommend to start building OpenOffice as a first experience by
> yourself. A guide you find bellow at [1]. For windows please give a hint
> on the development mailing list so fellow developers can provide the
> files you need. If you have issues please ask on the mailing list. If
> you have improvements please request an account for the "Mwiki" with
> your preferred username and password on the
> sysadmin@openoffice.apache.org list. An admin will create the account
> for you.
>
> for Contribution you can use github.com as a low entry point. Sign up
> there for an account. Our Project can be found at [2]. You can take a
> look at pull request [3] and review them and give your feedback. If you
> want to add your work we recommend to create a pull request and it goes
> into the review process as the ones you see. A guide how this can be
> done you find at [4].
>
> We handle Tickets on our ticketsystem bugzilla [5]. There you find a lot
> what we need to test if they are still an issue or not. Or we need to
> fix them. The things we really need to work on you find at [6]. You can
> read without an account. If you want to edit request an account at
> sysadmin@openoffice.apache.org. You will need to provide an email.
>
> I hope this is enough to get you a a first overview into the project. We
> have gathered on our "Help wanted" page [7] more Information. I hope to
> read from you in future. If there are questions please ask them on dev.
>
>
> All the best
>
> Peter
>
> Links:
>
> [1] https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO
> (This is the general guide at the end you find detailed instructions per
> environment)
>
> [2] https://github.com/apache/openoffice
>
> [3] https://github.com/apache/openoffice/pulls
>
> [4]
>
> https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request
>
> [5] https://bz.apache.org/ooo/
>
> [6]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Blocker+issues+4.2.0
>
> [7] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Help+Wanted
>
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