Re: I want to contribute
Hi Henrik,
2010/7/12 sph k2 <sphk2@hotmail.com>:
> My name is Henrik. I have almost two years of experience of object-oriented
> programming and feel comfortable with Java, C#/C++, Python, MATLAB, GTK and
> Java Swing. Next month I will start my education to Master of Engeneering at
> the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.
Is that in Stockholm?
> I just subscribed to this mailing list and I hope to contribute to Debian
> Science! Please contact me about how I can join this project.
Like with most Open Source projects, you join by contributing.
Therefore, the first question should really be, how can you
contribute. I can recommend finding something you actually work
with... for example, a tool packaged for Debian you already use, or
could use.
Example Java science software in Debian includes the Chemistry
Development Kit (libcdk-java) which needs a package update, but I am
sure you would make many Debian users happy if you would package Jmol
(http://jmol.org/) for Debian. (I am/was lead developer for both, and
reside in Uppsala).
A second common approach is to look at bug reports for packages within
the Debian Science project, and work on patches to solve those bugs.
Can you elaborate on what you would like to do? That makes it a lot
easier for people on this list to suggest possible tasks...
Regards,
Egon
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Post-doc @ Uppsala University
Proteochemometrics / Bioclipse Group of Prof. Jarl Wikberg
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