On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 23:59 +0800, Marguerite Su wrote:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Dominique Leuenberger a.k.a DimStar <DimStar@opensuse.org> wrote:
'New' contributors often do not start with a new package, but with a 'fix'/'update'.
Actually it's based on an assumption that:
the "new" contributor is coming to fix. to contribute.
Yes, indeed.. that was one assumption formulated; but still, for this user we usually offer a too complex 'toolset', because all our wikis mention 'find the right devel project and branch from there', then use osc sr <devl project> to send it back (have seen many of those.. maybe they are all fixed already...)
the "new" contributor is an openSUSE user who locally configure && make && make install an application. finds that application is so good that he can't help & hold the emotion to have it included in openSUSE Distribution by default.
No doubt a very valid use case which we need to cater for as well. As Factory generally DOES have an exhaustive list of devel projects (submitting from any other project should give an auto-reject), I'm sure this list can be reproduced in Wiki form as well; giving a short description what's the 'main purpose' of any of the devel projects. Is this about in line with what you'd be thinking about? Dominique -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org