Re: [gnome-love] gnome-love Digest, Vol 37, Issue 1

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On 5/3/07, gnome-love-request gnome org <gnome-love-request gnome org> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 10:19:03 +1100
> From: "jason72 internode on net" <jason72 internode on net>
> Subject: [gnome-love] Getting started advice wanted
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> Hi folks,
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> First time post. I'm looking to get involved in some gnome
> development. I've read through a lot of the
> live.gnome.org/GnomeLove site but I am looking for a few
> pointers in the right direction to get started.
>
> I have extensive experience in C++ on Windows platforms, but
> I want to get some linux experience. I have been developing
> more client/server based systems (mainly using RPC) rather
> than UI work. I am currently running Ubuntu Feisty.
>
> I would like to work on a project so please advise what may
> be suitable for me to get started with. I don't mind what it
> is, I just want to get my feet wet :) I can provide more
> specific details regarding my experience if it is required.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
> Sydney, Australia.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 21:11:31 -0500
> From: "Jonathon Jongsma" <jonathon jongsma gmail com>
> Subject: Re: [gnome-love] Getting started advice wanted
> To: jason72 internode on net
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> On 5/2/07, jason72 internode on net <jason72 internode on net> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > First time post. I'm looking to get involved in some gnome
> > development. I've read through a lot of the
> > live.gnome.org/GnomeLove site but I am looking for a few
> > pointers in the right direction to get started.
> >
> > I have extensive experience in C++ on Windows platforms, but
> > I want to get some linux experience. I have been developing
> > more client/server based systems (mainly using RPC) rather
> > than UI work. I am currently running Ubuntu Feisty.
> >
> > I would like to work on a project so please advise what may
> > be suitable for me to get started with. I don't mind what it
> > is, I just want to get my feet wet :) I can provide more
> > specific details regarding my experience if it is required.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
>
> Hi Jason,
>
> There's no "GNOME coordinator", so nobody's going to be able to point
> you to a project that you should work on, so it basically comes down
> to what you're interested in.  Some people find it helpful to just
> start triaging and fixing bugs in bugzilla until they get up to speed
> with GNOME development (see http://live.gnome.org/Bugsquad).  I see
> you've visited the gnome-love wiki page already, but this section is
> also quite good in describing different ways to get involved in GNOME:
> http://live.gnome.org/GnomeLove#head-232c77e5a2e879cdf207655ade56c90144d2d4dc
>
> Basically it comes down to contacting a project that you're interested
> in helping and jumping in.  Most of GNOME is in C, so if you're
> interested in contributing to a core module, you'll probably be
> working in C.  If you want to continue using C++ within GNOME, there
> are still quite a few projects to choose from, and I'd encourage you
> to join the gtkmm list (see gtkmm.org) and/or hang out in #c++ on
> gimpnet (irc.gnome.org).
> Just a quick plug for a project that I'm involved with that could use
> help (which project couldn't?): if you're interested in helping write
> a good standalone debugger for GNOME, feel free to join us at
> http://home.gna.org/nemiver/.  It's written in C++ and uses gtkmm. If
> that doesn't interest you, there are many others to choose from as
> well.
>
> Have fun!
>
> --
> jonner
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