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*Volunteer to be a [[Mentors | bug mentor]]: add [mentor=your_bugzilla_id] to a bug whiteboard | *Volunteer to be a [[Mentors | bug mentor]]: add [mentor=your_bugzilla_id] to a bug whiteboard | ||
*Visit [irc://irc.mozilla.org/#introduction] on IRC and answer questions. | *Visit [irc://irc.mozilla.org/#introduction #introduction] on IRC and answer questions. | ||
*Triage [https://bugzil.la/sw:%5Bgood%20first%20bugs%5D&resolution=--- good first bugs] | *Triage [https://bugzil.la/sw:%5Bgood%20first%20bugs%5D&resolution=--- good first bugs] and convert them to [[Mentors | mentored bugs]] | ||
and convert them to [[Mentors | mentored bugs]] | |||
==Help at a high-level== | ==Help at a high-level== |
Revision as of 14:13, 18 April 2011
Resources for helping new contributors hack on Mozilla
Find something for a contributor to work on
Don't lose new contributors' stuff
- TODO: list of blank r?
- TODO: list of blank f?
- TODO: uncommitted r+ed patches
- TODO: list of 1st patches
- Search the list of reviews which were denied. Ask the contributor if they need any help. Offer to help them over IRC and email.
Help newcomers
- Volunteer to be a bug mentor: add [mentor=your_bugzilla_id] to a bug whiteboard
- Visit #introduction on IRC and answer questions.
- Triage good first bugs and convert them to mentored bugs
Help at a high-level
- Discuss contributor engagement on #mozillians and mozillians@lists.mozilla.org
- Fix a contrib-engagement bug
- File a [contrib-engagement] bug to make entry to mozilla easy for new contributors (any bug with [contrib-engagement] in the whiteboard).
Interesting links
- http://eaves.ca/2010/07/20/some-thoughts-on-improving-bugzilla/
- http://www.joshmatthews.net/blog/2010/03/getting-involve-with-mozilla/
- http://vocamus.net/dave/?p=1286
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/Education/Learning
- http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/open-source-community-simplified/