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Posted to dev@struts.apache.org by Ma...@May-Co.com on 2005/09/14 18:12:10 UTC
To Whom it may concern
Hello again.
I've never contributed to the Apache Project before, but am a regular user
of its tools and love working with it. This March, I will likely be laid
off because of the merger between Federated and May companies. I will be
given a severance package and have decided that I would like to spend 4-6
months living abroad and contributing to the project. Naturally I wouldn't
expect to start out as anything more than a Volunteer, but would
appreciate the challenges of a Committer. I'm writing this now because
when the time comes, I would like to jump in with a large load, just to
keep the momentum going. That means I'd probably start doing some small
contributing to a specific sub-project and stick with it.
I've worked for the USPS, the DOD, and now for May/Federated. I'm a BS in
Com Sci with a math minor (like I'll ever use that again!), am of the
Meyer OOP school, with a clear understanding of j2ee development and
N-tier architecture. I can provide my resume to whomever needs it, so
just ask.
Thanks for your time, and looking forward to hearing from someone,
Mariano Hernandez
Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by Sean Schofield <se...@gmail.com>.
Not to steal you from the Struts effort but if your are interested in
JSF the MyFaces team is allways looking for volunteers as well.
Checkout http://myfaces.apache.org and read up on some of the
information related to contributed. We also have a Wiki with current
needs.
sean
On 9/14/05, James Mitchell <ja...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Mario, contributing to Open Source can be exciting and frustrating at
> the same time. I'm happy that you've decided to volunteer your time.
>
> I would say your best bet is to decide on what you'd like to do. This
> should be something that interests you, which, typically, would be
> something you are having to do at work for work, but that's not always
> the case.
>
> If you aren't sure where you want to help out, a good place to start
> would be to help out with documentation. This is often the area that is
> lacking in *many* open source projects. Of if you want write some code
> and not docs, you could add to or improve the projects test coverage.
>
> There are many ways to help. No need to send a resume. Your work is
> your resume, a thriving community is your salary, and any "thank you"
> from a user is your bonus.
>
> Welcome to Apache!
>
>
> --
> James Mitchell
> Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist
> Consulting / Mentoring / Freelance
> EdgeTech, Inc.
> http://www.edgetechservices.net/
> 678.910.8017
> AIM: jmitchtx
> MSN: jmitchell@apache.org
> Skype: callto://jmitchtx
>
>
> Mario_Hernandez@May-Co.com wrote:
> > Hello again.
> >
> > I've never contributed to the Apache Project before, but am a regular user
> > of its tools and love working with it. This March, I will likely be laid
> > off because of the merger between Federated and May companies. I will be
> > given a severance package and have decided that I would like to spend 4-6
> > months living abroad and contributing to the project. Naturally I wouldn't
> > expect to start out as anything more than a Volunteer, but would
> > appreciate the challenges of a Committer. I'm writing this now because
> > when the time comes, I would like to jump in with a large load, just to
> > keep the momentum going. That means I'd probably start doing some small
> > contributing to a specific sub-project and stick with it.
> >
> > I've worked for the USPS, the DOD, and now for May/Federated. I'm a BS in
> > Com Sci with a math minor (like I'll ever use that again!), am of the
> > Meyer OOP school, with a clear understanding of j2ee development and
> > N-tier architecture. I can provide my resume to whomever needs it, so
> > just ask.
> >
> > Thanks for your time, and looking forward to hearing from someone,
> >
> > Mariano Hernandez
>
>
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Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by Sean Schofield <se...@gmail.com>.
Everyone can make a contribution even with a limited skill level.
There is always testing and documentation that needs to be done. A
good way to get started is to checkout the source code via SVN and try
building it. Once you are up in running start trying to patch some
existing bugs.
Good luck.
sean
On 9/15/05, Akshay Pandit <ak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot to all of you... Especially *Mario Hernandez, *as from many
> day's I was thinking of "Why not to Contribute To Struts", But didn't knew
> how to start off, Mario thanks for asking this, as James and Ted has
> provided good suggestions.. to start on with, I was ? whether I'm competent
> enough to contribute to Open Source, but now I think , I can do it by
> starting it.
> Once again thanks to you all...
> *James/Ted : Hope you will be there to guide me in proper directions for
> being a member of in Open Source family.*
> **
> **
>
> On 9/15/05, Ted Husted <te...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > See also
> >
> > * http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40struts.apache.org/msg33656.html
> >
> > --- HTH, Ted.
> > http://www.husted.com/poe/
> >
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> >
>
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Akshay Kumar Pandit
> IBM Global Services India Private Limited,
> DLF Silokhara, Sector 30, NH 8,
> Gurgaon 122 001, Haryana, India
> Desk : DS*-7*-25
> Phone +91 124 283 6725 (Direct)
> Board +91 124 283 2424 Ext. 6725
> Mobile +91 9810236243
>
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Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by Akshay Pandit <ak...@gmail.com>.
Thanks a lot to all of you... Especially *Mario Hernandez, *as from many
day's I was thinking of "Why not to Contribute To Struts", But didn't knew
how to start off, Mario thanks for asking this, as James and Ted has
provided good suggestions.. to start on with, I was ? whether I'm competent
enough to contribute to Open Source, but now I think , I can do it by
starting it.
Once again thanks to you all...
*James/Ted : Hope you will be there to guide me in proper directions for
being a member of in Open Source family.*
**
**
On 9/15/05, Ted Husted <te...@gmail.com> wrote:
> See also
>
> * http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40struts.apache.org/msg33656.html
>
> --- HTH, Ted.
> http://www.husted.com/poe/
>
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Warm Regards,
Akshay Kumar Pandit
IBM Global Services India Private Limited,
DLF Silokhara, Sector 30, NH 8,
Gurgaon 122 001, Haryana, India
Desk : DS*-7*-25
Phone +91 124 283 6725 (Direct)
Board +91 124 283 2424 Ext. 6725
Mobile +91 9810236243
Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by Ted Husted <te...@gmail.com>.
See also
* http://www.mail-archive.com/user%40struts.apache.org/msg33656.html
--- HTH, Ted.
http://www.husted.com/poe/
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Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by James Mitchell <ja...@mac.com>.
Hi Mario, contributing to Open Source can be exciting and frustrating at
the same time. I'm happy that you've decided to volunteer your time.
I would say your best bet is to decide on what you'd like to do. This
should be something that interests you, which, typically, would be
something you are having to do at work for work, but that's not always
the case.
If you aren't sure where you want to help out, a good place to start
would be to help out with documentation. This is often the area that is
lacking in *many* open source projects. Of if you want write some code
and not docs, you could add to or improve the projects test coverage.
There are many ways to help. No need to send a resume. Your work is
your resume, a thriving community is your salary, and any "thank you"
from a user is your bonus.
Welcome to Apache!
--
James Mitchell
Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist
Consulting / Mentoring / Freelance
EdgeTech, Inc.
http://www.edgetechservices.net/
678.910.8017
AIM: jmitchtx
MSN: jmitchell@apache.org
Skype: callto://jmitchtx
Mario_Hernandez@May-Co.com wrote:
> Hello again.
>
> I've never contributed to the Apache Project before, but am a regular user
> of its tools and love working with it. This March, I will likely be laid
> off because of the merger between Federated and May companies. I will be
> given a severance package and have decided that I would like to spend 4-6
> months living abroad and contributing to the project. Naturally I wouldn't
> expect to start out as anything more than a Volunteer, but would
> appreciate the challenges of a Committer. I'm writing this now because
> when the time comes, I would like to jump in with a large load, just to
> keep the momentum going. That means I'd probably start doing some small
> contributing to a specific sub-project and stick with it.
>
> I've worked for the USPS, the DOD, and now for May/Federated. I'm a BS in
> Com Sci with a math minor (like I'll ever use that again!), am of the
> Meyer OOP school, with a clear understanding of j2ee development and
> N-tier architecture. I can provide my resume to whomever needs it, so
> just ask.
>
> Thanks for your time, and looking forward to hearing from someone,
>
> Mariano Hernandez
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Re: To Whom it may concern
Posted by James Mitchell <ja...@mac.com>.
Hi Mario, contributing to Open Source can be exciting and frustrating at
the same time. I'm happy that you've decided to volunteer your time.
I would say your best bet is to decide on what you'd like to do. This
should be something that interests you, which, typically, would be
something you are having to do at work for work, but that's not always
the case.
If you aren't sure where you want to help out, a good place to start
would be to help out with documentation. This is often the area that is
lacking in *many* open source projects. Of if you want write some code
and not docs, you could add to or improve the projects test coverage.
There are many ways to help. No need to send a resume. Your work is
your resume, a thriving community is your salary, and any "thank you"
from a user is your bonus.
Welcome to Apache!
--
James Mitchell
Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist
Consulting / Mentoring / Freelance
EdgeTech, Inc.
http://www.edgetechservices.net/
678.910.8017
AIM: jmitchtx
MSN: jmitchell@apache.org
Skype: callto://jmitchtx
Mario_Hernandez@May-Co.com wrote:
> Hello again.
>
> I've never contributed to the Apache Project before, but am a regular user
> of its tools and love working with it. This March, I will likely be laid
> off because of the merger between Federated and May companies. I will be
> given a severance package and have decided that I would like to spend 4-6
> months living abroad and contributing to the project. Naturally I wouldn't
> expect to start out as anything more than a Volunteer, but would
> appreciate the challenges of a Committer. I'm writing this now because
> when the time comes, I would like to jump in with a large load, just to
> keep the momentum going. That means I'd probably start doing some small
> contributing to a specific sub-project and stick with it.
>
> I've worked for the USPS, the DOD, and now for May/Federated. I'm a BS in
> Com Sci with a math minor (like I'll ever use that again!), am of the
> Meyer OOP school, with a clear understanding of j2ee development and
> N-tier architecture. I can provide my resume to whomever needs it, so
> just ask.
>
> Thanks for your time, and looking forward to hearing from someone,
>
> Mariano Hernandez
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