From: F J Franklin (F.J.Franklin@sheffield.ac.uk)
Date: Fri Apr 12 2002 - 15:00:28 EDT
The way I started was to go through Bugzilla's open bugs looking for ones
that seemed (a) interesting, and (b) vaguely relevant to my expertise
(such as it was/is).
The next step is frightening, because you realize just how *big* AbiWord
is. Try to ignore as much of it as possible. Tunnel vision is your ally.
When at long last you've figured out how stupid I/we've been - which is
not unlikely - create a patch (ask how, if uncertain) and send it to us.
If it gets ignored, either:
(a) it's a bad patch,
(b) it's too advanced and no one understands it, or
(c) we're all leaving it to someone else to deal with...
A little gentle nudging won't go amiss.
If we start swearing at you, there's a problem - though not necessarily a
fatal one. It's unlikely, however.
It's a big project, and there are only a few developers. If you're
determined to help, there will be plenty to do.
Ciao, Frank
Francis James Franklin
F.J.Franklin@shef.ac.uk
"No, she really likes me. She told me I look like Britney Spears, and why
would you say that to somebody you don't like?"
--- Elle Woods
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