Re: Newcomer to Debian: Help wanted
Quoting Paul Wise (2017-01-08 10:19:06)
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Vijeth T Aradhya wrote:
>
> > Hey guys I'd like to start contributing to Debian and be a part of the
> > community. I just need some help getting started!
>
> Great! Here are some ideas for things to work on:
>
> https://www.debian.org/intro/help
>
> > When I looked at the bug tracker system, it was very difficult for a
> > newcomer to Debian like me, to get started to solve easy bugs.
>
> Check out the list of bugs tagged newcomer:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=newcomer
>
> > I have already looked at many links for getting started. It'd be great if
> > you guys can lead me directly to fixing bugs in languages like C, Python or
> > Haskell. I'm really sorry, but I did not get enough information on where and
> > how to get started. Can you guys help me out? Thanks!
>
> A great way to find packages to work on is the how-can-i-help tool:
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help
>
> Also, you can use the debtags site to find packages tagged as being
> implemented in C/Python/Haskell. Then click through to the bugs pages.
>
> https://debtags.debian.org/search/?q=implemented-in%3A%3Ac+implemented-in%3A%3Apython+implemented-in%3A%3Ahaskell
Mentioned briefly in first URL above, but I'd like to emphasize one
suggestion: Cosnider join (or at list get in touch with) the teams
relevant for your particular interests. Here's an incomplete list:
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams
- Jonas
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