{"thread":{"id":"28333","subject":"Make it easier for new contributors to come to grips with the project","startedAt":"2011-09-08T06:47:58Z","lastAt":"2011-09-08T07:45:16Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Andrew Ardill"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"175068","messageId":"1315464479-6876-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com","threadId":"28333","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Make it easier for new contributors to come to grips with the project","fromName":"Andrew Ardill","fromEmail":"andrew.ardill@gmail.com","sentAt":"2011-09-08T06:47:58Z","receivedAt":"2011-09-08T06:47:58Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"andrew.ardill@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/da14cb7c091dd44dc6c63a4d3361b149acaf25226dc78eb4131a17b93d9b0993?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Something that has been difficult as a developer looking to contribute\nto this project is trying to understand how everything is organised.\n\nIn particular, working out what 'pu' stood for took quite a long time.\n\nFollowing is a (very) simple patch to the README that will at least\nsend potential contributors off in a useful direction. I know I would\nhave saved much time if this note was there when I started looking.\n\nPotentially, the wiki and public website could be updated to provide\nsimilar links and start-up hints.\n"},{"id":"175072","messageId":"1315467916-2916-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com","threadId":"28333","inReplyTo":"1315464479-6876-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com","subject":"[PATCH] Add a note to the README for new contributors","fromName":"Andrew Ardill","fromEmail":"andrew.ardill@gmail.com","sentAt":"2011-09-08T07:45:16Z","receivedAt":"2011-09-08T07:45:16Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"andrew.ardill@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/da14cb7c091dd44dc6c63a4d3361b149acaf25226dc78eb4131a17b93d9b0993?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Signed-off-by: Andrew Ardill <andrew.ardill@gmail.com>\n---\n README |    4 ++++\n 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/README b/README\nindex 67cfeb2..b67a881 100644\n--- a/README\n+++ b/README\n@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ git.git (stable)\" and \"What's cooking in git.git (topics)\" and\n the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good\n reference for project status, development direction and\n remaining tasks.\n+\n+If you are looking to contribute to the project, a good place to start\n+is http://git-blame.blogspot.com/p/note-from-maintainer.html and in\n+Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt\n-- \n1.7.6.msysgit.0\n"}]}