# Make it easier for new contributors to come to grips with the project 2 messages from 2011-09-08 to 2011-09-08. Participants: Andrew Ardill. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/28333 ## Andrew Ardill, 2011-09-08 06:47 Subject: Make it easier for new contributors to come to grips with the project Message-ID: <1315464479-6876-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1315464479-6876-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill%40gmail.com ``` Something that has been difficult as a developer looking to contribute to this project is trying to understand how everything is organised. In particular, working out what 'pu' stood for took quite a long time. Following is a (very) simple patch to the README that will at least send potential contributors off in a useful direction. I know I would have saved much time if this note was there when I started looking. Potentially, the wiki and public website could be updated to provide similar links and start-up hints. ``` ## Andrew Ardill, 2011-09-08 07:45 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note to the README for new contributors Message-ID: <1315467916-2916-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1315467916-2916-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: <1315464479-6876-1-git-send-email-andrew.ardill@gmail.com> ``` Signed-off-by: Andrew Ardill --- README | 4 ++++ 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 67cfeb2..b67a881 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks. + +If you are looking to contribute to the project, a good place to start +is http://git-blame.blogspot.com/p/note-from-maintainer.html and in +Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt -- 1.7.6.msysgit.0 ```