Join the Developers

[James Richard Tyrer]

http://developer.kde.org/joining/

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everyone in touch we use the development mailing lists, this section 
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But it doesn't really say how to join.

So, how do you join?  How do you contribute to KDE?

Various people have made suggestions.  I have tried to follow them.  I 
posted one patch to a bug report and one to kde-core-devel.  Still waiting.

Apparently, I wasted considerable time trying to discuss the $HOME vs. 
"My Files" issue.  It was informative; I found out a lot about lame 
excuses and rationalizations -- about how reactionary some KDE people are.

I even wasted my time making a patch for part of the changes I made to 
my system.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I see a closed group of 
slightly arrogant developers that while they (apparently disingenuously) 
complain about having too much to do, don't really want any help with 
the project.  At least they don't want help except on their own terms.

I hope that this is not the impression that they want to make, but, 
unfortunately, it is.  At least it is the impression that I am getting. 
  If anyone wants details, please contact me by private e-mail.

So, I thought that before I simply walk away from the project, I would 
ask if anyone really wants help with the KDE project.  If so, you know 
where to contact me.  I will say this again that new people need 
encouragement.  Ignoring them doesn't really work unless you want them 
to go away.

Bye:

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JRT