Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:26:34 -0500 From: Damien Tougas <damien@carroll.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, Tyler K McGeorge <treznor@sunflower.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Looking for Yoda Message-ID: <20010311192632.B368@sprig.tougas.net> In-Reply-To: <15020.1807.762080.742959@guru.mired.org>; from mwm@mired.org on Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05:15:27PM -0600 References: <20010310230724.A292@sprig.tougas.net> <000601c0a9f9$31b88120$103b7c18@palisor.yi.org> <xzp1ys4v3iv.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <v04220805b6d1796cec93@[194.78.241.123]> <20010311175629.A368@sprig.tougas.net> <15020.1807.762080.742959@guru.mired.org>
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On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05:15:27PM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: >Attitude is everything. If your attitude is that you are somehow owed >a place on the project, that's inappropriate. If you ask if there is >something you can do, that's perfectly appropriate. The text you chose >is somewhere between those two positions. I apologize if I came across as if I am owed anything, I definitely do not feel that way at all. I feel I owe more to the FreeBSD community than anyone owes me. >Of course, there *are* projects that don't have as steep a learning >curve as vinum. You're more likely to find a place on those. I was just using vinum for the sake of an example, but I definitely agree with you on this point. >> Now this is something what I would be interested in. I mean, there has >> to be lots of stuff that is easy, a little more mundane for an >> experienced FreeBSD programmer, but perfect for someone who was just >> starting out. For example, I would be perfectly happy writing >> makefiles, tweaking/writing a man page, or adding a tiny new >> feature/switch to an existing utility. > >Some of this is stuff you can just *do*. For instance, if you notice >that some question is showing up on -questions frequently but there >isn't a FAQ entry, write one. For man pages, if you notice a command >or file doesn't have a man page - just write one. For the latter you >need to have a copy of -current running, but you can dual boot -stable >and -current. They can even share swap, ports and /usr/local, though >the last takes some work. Ok. If I decided that I wanted to change/enhance somthing, what would be the proper channels to have it sent to the right person? >Well, the things on the projects page should have project coordinators >listed. That's the person who would assign you small things, and the >one you should contact. Ok, thanks, I will have to start looking at this page a little more in depth and see if I can find something that is both appropriate and interesting. -- Damien Tougas Systems Administrator Carroll-Net, Inc. http://www.carroll.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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