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author | Nishanth Amuluru | 2011-01-08 11:20:57 +0530 |
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committer | Nishanth Amuluru | 2011-01-08 11:20:57 +0530 |
commit | 65411d01d448ff0cd4abd14eee14cf60b5f8fc20 (patch) | |
tree | b4c404363c4c63a61d6e2f8bd26c5b057c1fb09d /parts/django/docs/faq/contributing.txt | |
parent | 2e35094d43b4cc6974172e1febf76abb50f086ec (diff) | |
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Added buildout stuff and made changes accordingly
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rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/djangorecipe-0.20-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/djangorecipe-0.20-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/infrae.subversion-1.4.5-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/infrae.subversion-1.4.5-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/mercurial-1.7.3-py2.6-linux-x86_64.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/mercurial-1.7.3-py2.6-linux-x86_64.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/py-1.4.0-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/py-1.4.0-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/zc.buildout-1.5.2-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/zc.buildout-1.5.2-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/zc.recipe.egg-1.3.2-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/dependency_links.txt
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => eggs/zc.recipe.egg-1.3.2-py2.6.egg/EGG-INFO/not-zip-safe
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/Django.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
rename : taskapp/models.py => parts/django/django/conf/app_template/models.py
rename : taskapp/tests.py => parts/django/django/conf/app_template/tests.py
rename : taskapp/views.py => parts/django/django/conf/app_template/views.py
rename : taskapp/views.py => parts/django/django/contrib/gis/tests/geo3d/views.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/modeltests/delete/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/modeltests/files/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/modeltests/invalid_models/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/modeltests/m2m_signals/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/modeltests/model_package/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/bash_completion/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/bash_completion/management/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/bash_completion/management/commands/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/bash_completion/models.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/delete_regress/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/file_storage/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => parts/django/tests/regressiontests/max_lengths/__init__.py
rename : profile/forms.py => pytask/profile/forms.py
rename : profile/management/__init__.py => pytask/profile/management/__init__.py
rename : profile/management/commands/seed_db.py => pytask/profile/management/commands/seed_db.py
rename : profile/models.py => pytask/profile/models.py
rename : profile/templatetags/user_tags.py => pytask/profile/templatetags/user_tags.py
rename : taskapp/tests.py => pytask/profile/tests.py
rename : profile/urls.py => pytask/profile/urls.py
rename : profile/utils.py => pytask/profile/utils.py
rename : profile/views.py => pytask/profile/views.py
rename : static/css/base.css => pytask/static/css/base.css
rename : taskapp/tests.py => pytask/taskapp/tests.py
rename : taskapp/views.py => pytask/taskapp/views.py
rename : templates/base.html => pytask/templates/base.html
rename : templates/profile/browse_notifications.html => pytask/templates/profile/browse_notifications.html
rename : templates/profile/edit.html => pytask/templates/profile/edit.html
rename : templates/profile/view.html => pytask/templates/profile/view.html
rename : templates/profile/view_notification.html => pytask/templates/profile/view_notification.html
rename : templates/registration/activate.html => pytask/templates/registration/activate.html
rename : templates/registration/activation_email.txt => pytask/templates/registration/activation_email.txt
rename : templates/registration/activation_email_subject.txt => pytask/templates/registration/activation_email_subject.txt
rename : templates/registration/logged_out.html => pytask/templates/registration/logged_out.html
rename : templates/registration/login.html => pytask/templates/registration/login.html
rename : templates/registration/logout.html => pytask/templates/registration/logout.html
rename : templates/registration/password_change_done.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_change_done.html
rename : templates/registration/password_change_form.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_change_form.html
rename : templates/registration/password_reset_complete.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_reset_complete.html
rename : templates/registration/password_reset_confirm.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_reset_confirm.html
rename : templates/registration/password_reset_done.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_reset_done.html
rename : templates/registration/password_reset_email.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_reset_email.html
rename : templates/registration/password_reset_form.html => pytask/templates/registration/password_reset_form.html
rename : templates/registration/registration_complete.html => pytask/templates/registration/registration_complete.html
rename : templates/registration/registration_form.html => pytask/templates/registration/registration_form.html
rename : utils.py => pytask/utils.py
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diff --git a/parts/django/docs/faq/contributing.txt b/parts/django/docs/faq/contributing.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81c06f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/parts/django/docs/faq/contributing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +FAQ: Contributing code +====================== + +How can I get started contributing code to Django? +-------------------------------------------------- + +Thanks for asking! We've written an entire document devoted to this question. +It's titled :doc:`Contributing to Django </internals/contributing>`. + +I submitted a bug fix in the ticket system several weeks ago. Why are you ignoring my patch? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Don't worry: We're not ignoring you! + +It's important to understand there is a difference between "a ticket is being +ignored" and "a ticket has not been attended to yet." Django's ticket system +contains hundreds of open tickets, of various degrees of impact on end-user +functionality, and Django's developers have to review and prioritize. + +On top of that: the people who work on Django are all volunteers. As a result, +the amount of time that we have to work on the framework is limited and will +vary from week to week depending on our spare time. If we're busy, we may not +be able to spend as much time on Django as we might want. + +The best way to make sure tickets do not get hung up on the way to checkin is +to make it dead easy, even for someone who may not be intimately familiar with +that area of the code, to understand the problem and verify the fix: + + * Are there clear instructions on how to reproduce the bug? If this + touches a dependency (such as PIL), a contrib module, or a specific + database, are those instructions clear enough even for someone not + familiar with it? + + * If there are several patches attached to the ticket, is it clear what + each one does, which ones can be ignored and which matter? + + * Does the patch include a unit test? If not, is there a very clear + explanation why not? A test expresses succinctly what the problem is, + and shows that the patch actually fixes it. + +If your patch stands no chance of inclusion in Django, we won't ignore it -- +we'll just close the ticket. So if your ticket is still open, it doesn't mean +we're ignoring you; it just means we haven't had time to look at it yet. + +When and how might I remind the core team of a patch I care about? +------------------------------------------------------------------ + +A polite, well-timed message to the mailing list is one way to get attention. +To determine the right time, you need to keep an eye on the schedule. If you +post your message when the core developers are trying to hit a feature +deadline or manage a planning phase, you're not going to get the sort of +attention you require. However, if you draw attention to a ticket when the +core developers are paying particular attention to bugs -- just before a bug +fixing sprint, or in the lead up to a beta release for example -- you're much +more likely to get a productive response. + +Gentle IRC reminders can also work -- again, strategically timed if possible. +During a bug sprint would be a very good time, for example. + +Another way to get traction is to pull several related tickets together. When +the core developers sit down to fix a bug in an area they haven't touched for +a while, it can take a few minutes to remember all the fine details of how +that area of code works. If you collect several minor bug fixes together into +a similarly themed group, you make an attractive target, as the cost of coming +up to speed on an area of code can be spread over multiple tickets. + +Please refrain from emailing core developers personally, or repeatedly raising +the same issue over and over. This sort of behavior will not gain you any +additional attention -- certainly not the attention that you need in order to +get your pet bug addressed. + +But I've reminded you several times and you keep ignoring my patch! +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Seriously - we're not ignoring you. If your patch stands no chance of +inclusion in Django, we'll close the ticket. For all the other tickets, we +need to prioritize our efforts, which means that some tickets will be +addressed before others. + +One of the criteria that is used to prioritize bug fixes is the number of +people that will likely be affected by a given bug. Bugs that have the +potential to affect many people will generally get priority over those that +are edge cases. + +Another reason that bugs might be ignored for while is if the bug is a symptom +of a larger problem. While we can spend time writing, testing and applying +lots of little patches, sometimes the right solution is to rebuild. If a +rebuild or refactor of a particular component has been proposed or is +underway, you may find that bugs affecting that component will not get as much +attention. Again, this is just a matter of prioritizing scarce resources. By +concentrating on the rebuild, we can close all the little bugs at once, and +hopefully prevent other little bugs from appearing in the future. + +Whatever the reason, please keep in mind that while you may hit a particular +bug regularly, it doesn't necessarily follow that every single Django user +will hit the same bug. Different users use Django in different ways, stressing +different parts of the code under different conditions. When we evaluate the +relative priorities, we are generally trying to consider the needs of the +entire community, not just the severity for one particular user. This doesn't +mean that we think your problem is unimportant -- just that in the limited +time we have available, we will always err on the side of making 10 people +happy rather than making 1 person happy. |