[Panel-devel] Joining the team

[Vinay Khaitan]

Don't you think, All of this should have gone to plasma Wiki ?
Well, I already though about contacting Aaron. I really feel,
manything is missing in plasma wiki for new developers. The wiki
should detail the process.


On 8/24/05, Wade Olson <wadejolson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Markus,
>  
>  Thanks for the email and welcome!
>  
>  I know that interest is booming for Plasma, which is turning into both a
> blessing and a curse for Aaron.  Hopefully with aKademy coming up shortly,
> more information and immediate tasks will be forthcoming.
>  
>  In the interim, for people who are just joining this young project, can I
> recommend:
>  * Give everyone a brief synopsis of your background (student/professional,
> home country, software experience, KDE experience)
>  * List where you think you might fit in initially (and remember that not
> everyone can just step in and do the fun work of drawing on a whiteboard and
> having legions do their C++ bidding)
>  * Do your project homework.  Learn as much about Plasma as you can from:
>      http://plasma.kde.org/cms/1086
>      http://plasma.kde.org/wiki/
>     
> http://kde-artists.org/main/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,48/expv,0/board,5.0
>      http://appeal.kde.org/wiki/Appeal
>      http://netdragon.sourceforge.net/ssuperkaramba.html
> (for historical reference)
>      Competitive analysis: Apple, MS, Gnome, 3rd party widgets
>  * Do your functional homework.  For example, if you plan on helping with
> usability, make sure you are familiar with sites like:
>      http://www.openusability.org/
>      http://www.kde.org/areas/guidelines/html/
>      (and many other interface guidelines...like apple.com's work)
>  Or, if you plan on coding, of course you want to be familiar with:
>      http://developer.kde.org/
>      http://www.trolltech.com/developer/
>      http://qtdeveloper.net/
>      Any site that help with OOA/OOD/Design Patterns
>  
>  These simple steps can help others learn more about you, help Aaron
> organize skill sets and person-power, and minimize initial delays due to
> lack of preparation.
>  
>  No matter how people feel about software development bureaucracy, there are
> very basic project planning and resourcing tasks that have to be coordinated
> with such a large disparate group forming so quickly.
>  
>  Not only is Plasma going to be unbelievable, but it's really going to get
> people to learn about more sophisticated programming techniques, usability
> and various testing methodologies.  I'd say this group is a microcosm of
> what going to go on with KDE in general as it expreiences growing pains.
>  
>  So welcome, and hold tight while things get organized, but hopefully
> there's plenty everyone can do in the meantime to sharpen their skills and
> familiarity.
>  
>  Wade
>  
>  *Note: This email does not necessarily reflect the views of those that know
> their head from their arse.
> 
>  
> 
> On 8/24/05, Markus Hofmann <markus.hofmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> > 
> > I want to join the plasma team too.
> > 
> > For four weeks I read an interesting article about the plasma project
> > and I subscribed the mailing list. With the help of Hans I got kde4
> > compiled on my computer. 
> > 
> > I don't have experience in QT programming but I'm interested to learn.
> > 
> > I'm really motivated to help you.
> > 
> > Greeting
> > 
> > Markus
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