{"thread":{"id":"59269","subject":"How to find places where I can contribute?","startedAt":"2023-02-19T14:13:13Z","lastAt":"2023-02-20T21:31:49Z","messageCount":5,"participants":["Divyanshu Agrawal","Christian Couder","Junio C Hamano"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"472315","messageId":"BM1PR01MB3139C97DD4B99D3024847874FEA79@BM1PR01MB3139.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","threadId":"59269","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"How to find places where I can contribute?","fromName":"Divyanshu Agrawal","fromEmail":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","sentAt":"2023-02-19T14:13:06Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-19T14:13:13Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hi!\nI want to contribute to the Git project. However, I'm not sure what I can\ncontribute to.\n\nI'm used to the GitHub workflow, where I would look at the \"Issues\" section of\na GitHub repository, and try to tackle bugs / features I think I will be able\nto work on.\n\n\n1. What is the equivalent for the Git project? How can I find issues/features\nthat I can work on?\n\n2. Is there a way I can find bugs/issues that are likely easy for a new\ncontributor to pick up? Similar to a \"good-first-issue\" label on GitHub?\n\nBased on your responses, I can also update the documentation, so that others\nlike me can get started quickly!\n\nThanks!\n\nDivyanshu Agrawal\n"},{"id":"472329","messageId":"CAP8UFD2gtdeaJ=9_DSC4knHiyZk2TeVEq8H_XWA4sdNVEqdhUw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"59269","inReplyTo":"BM1PR01MB3139C97DD4B99D3024847874FEA79@BM1PR01MB3139.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","subject":"Re: How to find places where I can contribute?","fromName":"Christian Couder","fromEmail":"christian.couder@gmail.com","sentAt":"2023-02-20T09:59:13Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-20T09:59:49Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"christian.couder@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/208954?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 3:39 PM Divyanshu Agrawal <agrawal-d@outlook.com> wrote:\n>\n> Hi!\n> I want to contribute to the Git project. However, I'm not sure what I can\n> contribute to.\n>\n> I'm used to the GitHub workflow, where I would look at the \"Issues\" section of\n> a GitHub repository, and try to tackle bugs / features I think I will be able\n> to work on.\n\nGit was started before GitHub (and many such platforms) existed, and\nwe still use a mostly email based workflow, even if we do use GitHub\nand other platforms for some things like code hosting and CI.\n\n> 1. What is the equivalent for the Git project? How can I find issues/features\n> that I can work on?\n>\n> 2. Is there a way I can find bugs/issues that are likely easy for a new\n> contributor to pick up? Similar to a \"good-first-issue\" label on GitHub?\n\nWe have the following documentation:\n\nhttps://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\n\nThere is also the microproject idea page from last year's GSoC:\n\nhttps://git.github.io/SoC-2022-Microprojects/\n\nWe haven't updated it for this year yet, so some ideas might be\noutdated. It might be a good idea anyway to discuss a bit your\nmicro-project idea on the list when you have found one before starting\nto work on it.\n\n> Based on your responses, I can also update the documentation, so that others\n> like me can get started quickly!\n\nWe do use GitHub (at https://github.com/git/git.github.io/) for our\nDeveloper Pages (at https://git.github.io/) where we have a lot of\nuseful docs for developers.\n\nWe also use GitHub (at https://github.com/git/git-scm.com) for our\nmain web site at https://git-scm.com/.\n\nIf you want to contribute as part of the Google Summer of Code 2023,\nit's best to say so and to add \"[GSoC]\" at the start of your email\nsubjects.\n\nThanks and welcome to the Git community,\nChristian.\n"},{"id":"472332","messageId":"BM1PR01MB3139195CCDB8C8D0C5BE8E11FAA49@BM1PR01MB3139.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","threadId":"59269","inReplyTo":"CAP8UFD2gtdeaJ=9_DSC4knHiyZk2TeVEq8H_XWA4sdNVEqdhUw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: How to find places where I can contribute?","fromName":"Divyanshu Agrawal","fromEmail":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","sentAt":"2023-02-20T13:47:46Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-20T13:48:08Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","avatar":null},"body":"Thanks Christian, for the pointers to the documentation. This will help \nme get\nstarted.\n\n- Divyanshu\n"},{"id":"472333","messageId":"BM1PR01MB3139513364F951DC31B4DD29FAA49@BM1PR01MB3139.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","threadId":"59269","inReplyTo":"9DDB074D-2966-4096-B256-4035AB8EA778@gmail.com","subject":"Re: How to find places where I can contribute?","fromName":"Divyanshu Agrawal","fromEmail":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","sentAt":"2023-02-20T13:48:39Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-20T13:49:00Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"agrawal-d@outlook.com","avatar":null},"body":"Thanks Ankur, this is helpful.\n\nOn 19/02/23 21:00, Ankur Saini wrote:\n> you might be interested in \"Searching for bug reports” section of \n> https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\n\n- Divyanshu\n\n"},{"id":"472355","messageId":"xmqqzg98gh1b.fsf@gitster.g","threadId":"59269","inReplyTo":"CAP8UFD2gtdeaJ=9_DSC4knHiyZk2TeVEq8H_XWA4sdNVEqdhUw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: How to find places where I can contribute?","fromName":"Junio C Hamano","fromEmail":"gitster@pobox.com","sentAt":"2023-02-20T21:31:44Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-20T21:31:49Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"gitster@pobox.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54884?v=4"},"body":"Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com> writes:\n\n>> 1. What is the equivalent for the Git project? How can I find issues/features\n>> that I can work on?\n>>\n>> 2. Is there a way I can find bugs/issues that are likely easy for a new\n>> contributor to pick up? Similar to a \"good-first-issue\" label on GitHub?\n>\n> We have the following documentation:\n>\n> https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\n>\n> There is also the microproject idea page from last year's GSoC:\n>\n> https://git.github.io/SoC-2022-Microprojects/\n\nWhile these are good for GSoC applicants before they do a real\nproject, I didn't read the \"where I can contribute?\" as such---it\nasks for something more real, not a toy \"dip my toes\" practice.\n\nPerhaps looking for #leftoverbits in the list archive may be another\napproach that would give readers a problem with real upsides?\n\nThanks.\n\n\n"}]}