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Posted by Jason Barnett on 04/27/05 15:58
Malcolm Mill wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been reading up on php for a while now and would like to get
> involved in a small open source LAMP project. I don't have any real
> coding experience to speak of but could bring proofreading,
> bug-reporting, testing and documentation skills to the project. What
> I'd like to get out of working on it is: experience working with a
> variety of other individuals over the internet on a common
> application; real life knowledge of CVS and the development process;
> some experience writing simple code.
>
> If anyone knows of any opportunities like this or would like to
> discuss what I could add to one of their own projects please contact
> me.
>
> Regards,
> Malcolm.
Look in any of your favorite PHP classes / scripts. It seems that
"TODO" is the most popular word in the Open Source language and there is
always something you can add to a project.
I'm not a code maintainer, but you might consider browsing PEAR packages
and just looking to see which projects could use some help. Or maybe
you could write to the pear.php.general newsgroup and offer up your
services.
Or if you just want to get involved with general PHP stuff then you
might consider the php.doc list (or any of the sublists for your
language of choice). They can always use more help and it's a great way
to learn PHP inside and out.
Last but not least... you can answer questions on this list. The key
here is that you focus on answering questions that you already know how
to answer. Then you leave the other questions to people that *do*
understand that problem.
<note>If you try to answer a problem that you don't understand well at
all then you occasionally end up giving out boneheaded answers. And
trust me, I've wiped many eggs off of my face because of this list :P
</note>
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