Thursday 5 June 11:00am
Location: Tresidder Memorial Union - Oak Lounge
Speakers: Simon Wilkinson
Title: From tiny acorns ... creating your first submission to OpenAFS
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Location: Tresidder Memorial Union - Oak Lounge
Speakers: Simon Wilkinson
Title: From tiny acorns ... creating your first submission to OpenAFS
Abstract:
OpenAFS has a huge, daunting codebase, with a relatively opaque system of patch submission, review and application. It takes mountains of skill, and years of persistence to get your first patch into a state where it can be submitted, let alone accepted into the hallowed halls of the code tree...
Nonsense!
This talk will attempt to blow away some of the misconceptions with regards to contributing to OpenAFS. It will provide a first-timers view of the steps, both technical and political, to crafting a patch for submission into OpenAFS. We'll take a whistle stop tour of the tools now involved in the process, from the code repository, to the patch review system and the bug tracker. We'll talk about code review, bug triage and testing, with a view to inspiring participation in these areas.
Finally, we'll talk about some low hanging fruit that anyone could get started on, and write their first bit of OpenAFS code ...
Slides: PDF