svn commit: r1487708 - /gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md

[le...@apache.org]

Author: lewismc
Date: Thu May 30 02:28:48 2013
New Revision: 1487708

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1487708
Log:
Introduce newbie issues

Modified:
    gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md

Modified: gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md?rev=1487708&r1=1487707&r2=1487708&view=diff
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--- gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md (original)
+++ gora/site/trunk/content/contribute.md Thu May 30 02:28:48 2013
@@ -8,24 +8,25 @@ on the [mailing lists](./mailing_lists.h
 
 Simply put, gora needs you help to move forward. Like all open source projects, you can help gora in several ways:
 
-* Bug reporting: No software is bug-free. So please report any issues that arise while using 
+* **Bug reporting**: No software is bug-free. So please report any issues that arise while using 
   Gora by commenting on an existing bug, or opening a new bug report. You can search, 
   and create new bug reports [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GORA).
-* Feature Request: Gora should be driven further by feature requests from the community. 
+* **Feature Request**: Gora should be driven further by feature requests from the community. 
   Reporting ideas for improvement on existing features and new features can help the 
   developers to re-arrange priorities for the project. Use the 
   [issue tracker](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GORA) for reporting feature 
   requests, or mention your idea at the dev@ mailing list.
-* Developing Patches: We of course welcome patches from the community. 
+* **Developing Patches**: We of course welcome patches from the community. 
   If you find an issue you want to fix, create the issue, develop the patch 
-  and attach the patch to the issue.
-* Sharing Use Cases: You can share how you use gora in your projects. We
+  and attach the patch to the issue. You can see some of the **newbie** issues 
+  [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%2012311172%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20newbie)
+* **Sharing Use Cases**: You can share how you use gora in your projects. We
   also encourage users to add thier use cases to our [PoweredBy](./poweredby.html) page.
-* Contributing Documentation: You can also contribute to the ongoing documentation 
+* **Contributing Documentation**: You can also contribute to the ongoing documentation 
   effort of the project by editing [wiki pages](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GORA/Index), 
   improving javadocs or writing blog posts. You can also answer user questions at the [mailing lists](./mailing_lists.html).
-* Spreading the word: We encourage you to share your feedback on gora with us and 
+* **Spreading the word**: We encourage you to share your feedback on gora with us and 
   with others, by tweeting, blogging, etc.
-* Participating in GSoC: As a community and project, Gora has a successful record
+* **Participating in GSoC**: As a community and project, Gora has a successful record
   in participating in [Google Summer of Code](https://developers.google.com/open-source/soc/).
   As a community we greatly encourage students to engage in such efforts.