[parted-devel] Looking for volunteers?

[Sean Isaac Young]

Hi Curtis (also Jim and Otavio)

Just writing to touch base with you; I will be able to contribute an average of 20 hrs a week starting 23rd of November, until then I will still try to read up on the source code etc so I can get right onto the scene once all of my other projects finish (23rd Nov).

I'll be reading up on the project web site etc, but if there are other resources that you think are beneficial, please let me know.

Hope to talk to you soon.

Regards,

Sean


On 15/10/2010, at 1:59 AM, Curtis Gedak wrote:

> Hi Sean,
> 
> If you wish to help out with the lower level partition editing details, then the Parted project would be the project you seek.
> 
> At one time a bug tracker was used by the Parted project, but I do not believe that it is used by the current maintainers.  Instead all bug reports are handled on the mailing list bug-parted.  You can find mailing list archives on the web if you wish to search through prior correspondence.  Hence I do not believe that you need an account on savannah to assist with the project.  At least I haven't needed one to contribute.
> 
> Jim Meyering and Otavio Salvador are the current maintainers of Parted.  I believe that both are very busy, and that is why Jim said that help from an individual who is a self starter and who requires minimal guidance would be appreciated.
> 
> If you are interested in coding then a good way to start is to find a small problem, fix it, and then submit your patch to the maintainers on the parted-devel mailing list.  To gain perspective on how the project works, it is good to read up on the project web site, subscribe to the mailing lists, and seek out documentation regarding coding standards.
> 
> In the world of free software, actions speak louder than words, so helping out in a concrete way with small updates to code and documentation shows that you are serious.  The more time you can save the maintainers by helping out, the more likely they will have time to help you.  :-)
> 
> Regards,
> Curtis Gedak
> (Maintainer of GParted)
> 
> Sean Isaac Young wrote:
>> Hi Curtis,
>> 
>> I was thinking of helping out at a lower level, so maybe Parted in that case?
>> I haven't been able to register a new account on savannah, I take it that I will be able to view the bug tracker etc once I'm logged in?
>> 
>> Please do advise me of the next steps to take from here.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Sean
>> On 14/10/2010, at 1:35 AM, Curtis Gedak wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> Hi Sean,
>>> 
>>> Yes, help with Parted and GParted is appreciated.  There is much work to do on both of these projects.  Is there something in particular you would like to work on?
>>> 
>>> The Parted project enables you to manipulate partitions from the command line, and provides the libparted library used by other projects, such as GParted.  For information on helping with Parted see the "Getting involved" section of the home page:
>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/index.shtml
>>> 
>>> Jim or Otavio, please feel free to correct me if I have misspoken regarding Parted.
>>> 
>>> The GParted project enables you to graphically manipulate partitions using the libparted library from the Parted project.  For information on helping with GParted see the "How can I help" page:
>>> http://gparted.org/howtohelp.php
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Curtis Gedak
>>> (Maintainer of GParted)
>>> 
>>> Sean Isaac Young wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Hello there,
>>>> 
>>>> I was just wondering if you were still requiring volunteers with GParted.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Sean
>>>> 
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