Re: [ros-dev] Calling all enthusiasts! Become a JANITOR (Just A Newbie Intensively Training On ReactOS) today!

[Mark Tempel]

Great Idea Alex!

We certainly do have alot of little stuff to clean up.


Maybe we should bring back the weekend coder projects too.....

--mark


Alex Ionescu wrote:

>   Dear ReactOS enthusiasts and friends,
>
>  We are currently in dire need of motivated people to help us build the 
>  future OS of the masses. While our developers are busily creating new 
>  code and fixing bugs, there remain dozens, if not more, of things to 
>  take care of in our tree and in our code. I would like to extend an 
>  open invitation to anyone interested on becoming a JANITOR (Just A 
>  Newbie Intensively Training On ReactOS).
>
>  As a JANITOR, you will join a team of people, which, just like you, 
>  want to see ReactOS succeed and have some spare time to help. You do 
>  NOT need any coding experience! Most of the time, only simple word 
>  processing skills are needed. Janitorial jobs will include cleaning up 
>  comment headers, standardizing the debug system, alphabetizing code 
>  and organizing files, compiling a list of fixmes, checking for 
>  spelling mistakes, etc. These jobs will be custom tailored to your 
>  abilities, and there will be no time limits (but you must commit to 
>  doing the job).
>
>  Also, JANITORs will have access to an online collaboration site where 
>  the current top-priority jobs are presented, and where they can commit 
>  to one of them. You can also share the workload and work in teams, or 
>  however you work best. A status system will be available to monitor 
>  the progression of jobs, and many more tools will become available.
>
>  So don't delay, and join the JANITOR program today! Send me an e-mail 
>  at alex(a)relsoft.net with your name, e-mail and contact availabily 
>  (MSN, ICQ, IRC (preferred)). A real-time communication tool will be 
>  preferred, but I can acustom to people demanding exclusively e-mail 
>  contact (since the JANITOR Project Site will have most of the 
>  information).
>
>  I know that many of you want to help but that the current state of the 
>  outdatedness of the website and documentation, as well as the general 
>  lack of directions are discouraging you. This will be a unique 
>  experience to leave your mark in ReactOS.
>
>  Best regards,
>  Alex Ionescu
>  ReactOS JANITOR Program Manager
>
>  NOTE to Devs: The JANITOR Program is fully the child of my brain and 
>  is a personal project, and will not use the ReactOS bandwidth, site, 
>  or other resources unless explicit permission and agreement is made by 
>  all developers. You will not need to do any additional task or handle 
>  anything more and this will not affect your workload in any way.
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