[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 at 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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