Hello

[VIGNESH]

I would also love to help by writing documentation/help and providing
screenshots.. I sent an email to kde help but got no response..

Vignesh

On 5/19/06, matt <matt at cfxnetworks.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 18 May 2006 22:10:25 -0600
>   "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo at kde.org> wrote:
> > there is always some degree of planning going on. i will
> >caution that it is
> > pretty rare (though i have seen it happen) that someone
> >who is brand new to
> > the development side of the project is able to offer
> >design considerations
> > that are compatible with how things Work(tm) or that
> >haven't already been
> > suggested (working from a common starting point: the
> >current code base and
> > the state of the art of the desktop in general) it's
> >common to arrive at
> > similar ends.
> >
> > that and due to the meritocratic way the project
> >self-coordinates, it's often
> > less than effective to attempt to influence through
> >"design" without also
> > attempting to work on the codebase, artwork,
> >documentation, etc... it's with
> > contribution that one also finds the ability to
> >influence the project
> > design-wise. there have been exceptions, but i also
> >don't want you to start
> > with expectations that lead to you being frustrated =)
>
> Oh, I completely understand. It's not like I'm going to
> come in and throw comments on a project that I know I
> really don't understand. I've got a lot of work to do as
> far as discovering how KDE really functions, and until
> then, I wouldn't feel right telling true KDE developers
> "how it should be" whom actually know what they're doing.
>
> > the best thing that someone new to the project can do is
> >to gain a familiarity
> > with the code and the design. and the best way to do
> >that is to start
> > contributing in some small, even trivial, way. that is,
> >in fact, exactly how
> > i started: with a single patch to the run dialog that
> >fixed a rather trivial
> > thing. it was by doing this that i gained an overview of
> >how things work; and
> > to be honest: i'm still learning =) that's probably in
> >part what keeps me
> > interested in this meta-project we call KDE ... well,
> >that and the awesome
> > people and community around it, of course.
>
> Definitely. I will definitely take it upon myself to start
> tinkering with what is already present in the KDE
> codebase, and hopefully I can submit some useful patches.
>
> > however you do decide to get involved is obviously up to
> >you, but simply get
> > involved. dive in, enjoy the water, it's warm. =)
> >
> >> (I'd like to work on the Kaffeine project to give KDE
> >> 4 a decent video player).
> >
> > they have a devel mailing list where you could start
> >doing so ...
>
> Will do. Thanks for your help, Aaron, and I'm glad to hear
> that the KDE project is always open for new suggestions.
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