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On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Paweł Kłos <pa...@pawelklos.eu> wrote: > Hi, > > Definitely I agree with Jain. I'm a newcomer also. Up to this moment I was > silently crawling Apache project searching for a project I could take a > part of. > Only added value is that I found many interesting Apache projects that > I'll use at work, but still don't know how to (in practice) contribute to > one. > > Regards, > Pawel Klos > > On 2016-01-14 21:34, Kapil Jain wrote: > >> 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> > -- WBR Maxim aka solomax
