No problem Patricia. Yes, it would be very helpful if Apache can have a help wanted page, with needs and required skills and may be complexity of theissue. It will be very helpful for any newcomer. I have spent 1-2 hrs today going thru almost all incubate projects, still no luck with finding a way to start/ take a first step.
On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > I'm sorry - I thought you had already selected Hadoop. I don't know any > alternative to picking projects, browsing their developer lists, and seeing > if anything interests you. > > Maybe Apache needs a "Help wanted" web page where projects can list their > needs? > > > On 1/14/2016 12:24 PM, Kapil Jain wrote: > >> Yes, at a high level - however its providing details about version >> controlling. feedback/ bugs reporting etc. >> >> I'm looking for a suitable project for me I can start understanding it and >> then contributing to it. >> >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: >> >> Have you read http://www.apache.org/dev/contributors? >>> >>> >>> On 1/14/2016 11:59 AM, Kapil Jain wrote: >>> >>> Still struggling to find a project and take my first step. Looking for >>>> mentor who can just help me in getting started. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Kapil Jain <kapil.jain...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Can someone please help me in finding out a suitable project where I can >>>> >>>>> contribute? I'm more interested in Hadoop and Java. But can work on >>>>> another >>>>> project and/ or language. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Ross Gardler < >>>>> ross.gard...@microsoft.com >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Welcome. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Please see details of the process at >>>>>> http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme.html >>>>>> >>>>>> It should be noted that 95% of the work is on your side. Success in >>>>>> open >>>>>> source is about self motivation and self management. The other 5% is >>>>>> about >>>>>> asking for help when you hit a barrier. The above link should provide >>>>>> enough info to get you started. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: Kapil Jain<mailto:kapil.jain...@gmail.com> >>>>>> Sent: 1/11/2016 8:24 AM >>>>>> To: dev@community.apache.org<mailto:dev@community.apache.org> >>>>>> Subject: Want a Mentor >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to join apache mentorship programme and want to >>>>>> contribute >>>>>> to >>>>>> Apache Hadoop project. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have Java skills required for the project. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm unable to figure out how to contribute. Please assist. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Kapil >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
