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A place to see which Gentoo projects need help, which packages are orphaned etc.
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Conecpt draft (comments, additions are welcome)
draft-01.txt (text/plain), 2.42 KB, created by
tklauser
on 2004-06-07 06:37:01 UTC
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>Concept draft for a Bugzilla-based system to report help-needing projects >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Author: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@nuerscht.ch> >Last changed: $Date: 2004/06/07 13:34:00 $ > >1. Introduce a new Product called "Help needed" (proposals for other names are welcome) > >2. Introduce the following Components, belonging to the mentioned Product > * Orphaned package (Packages which need a new maintainer) > * Developers needed (Herds who seek new members) > * Documentation (Need help with documentation) > * Help with package (Help on packaging a new software) > * General (Need help in general) > * Other > Maybe I forgot some points. I don't know the exact struture of the Gentoo Project and > all its subprojects etc so I perhaps mixed up something. So it would be nice if an > insider could check and complete the above list? > >3. Now, if a developer, a herd or even users (no I need help installing software XY or > configuring device ABC! Such request belong in the forums) need help, they can fill > in a bug report. They should add some points to the report, so that a potential > candidate for help can easily see if he/she is able to do that job. > I imagine something like: > * Which project/package is concerned (Should go into the Summary) > * Description of the job > * Needed skills > * Reason for seeking help > > Example: > Product: Help needed > Component: Orphaned package > Summary: Package xy needs a new maintainer > > Description: > I seek a new maintainer for package xy because I don't have enough time anymore > for maintaining it. The job involves: > * Checking for new versions of the package > * Writing ebuilds for the new versions > * Test the ebuilds > * Add them to CVS > * Mark the ebuilds stable, if they are well tested by the community > * etc. > Skills you should bring: > * Good skills in Shell-/Bash-Scripting > * Good understanding of Portage and Gentoo in general > * etc. > >4. When the reports are submitted, other developers or interested/advanced users can seek > through these easily, because it's all Bugzilla-based. If someone wants to help, he or > she can add a comment which should include a short introduction of him-/herself with > skills, experience etc. > >5. The developeri(s) who submitted the request, can now contact the potential candidates > and maybe quiz them, perform other steps. > >6. The bug can be closed, when one or more skilled persons were found. > > >---
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