aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorMatthew Marchese <maffblaster@gentoo.org>2017-08-05 22:21:49 -0700
committerMatthew Marchese <maffblaster@gentoo.org>2017-08-05 22:21:49 -0700
commit0aa0c4a5962a948dfd5f92267b7590c971c29aa2 (patch)
treed0e36be7834271ca5207005f3964e46743fc50bd /get-involved
parentDonate: tweak look & wording for monthly donations. (diff)
downloadwww-0aa0c4a5962a948dfd5f92267b7590c971c29aa2.tar.gz
www-0aa0c4a5962a948dfd5f92267b7590c971c29aa2.tar.bz2
www-0aa0c4a5962a948dfd5f92267b7590c971c29aa2.zip
General editing updates.
Diffstat (limited to 'get-involved')
-rw-r--r--get-involved/become-developer/index.md41
-rw-r--r--get-involved/contribute/index.html12
-rw-r--r--get-involved/irc-channels/index.html4
3 files changed, 33 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/get-involved/become-developer/index.md b/get-involved/become-developer/index.md
index 7399e44..8a1a7f7 100644
--- a/get-involved/become-developer/index.md
+++ b/get-involved/become-developer/index.md
@@ -15,17 +15,22 @@ nav2-weight: 50
## Becoming a developer
-There are two interwoven paths for becoming a Gentoo developer. If you would
-like to focus your work on ebuilds, then you are probably interested in
-becoming a developer with commit access to ::gentoo. If you are interested
-primarily in other areas of contribution, you may prefer to become a developer
-without commit access.
+There are two paths for becoming a Gentoo developer. Those who would
+like to focus on ebuild development will be interested in gaining commit access
+to [gentoo.git](https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git) (the main ebuild repository).
+Those interested in every other area of contribution will likely still need commit access,
+but not to the main ebuild repository.
+
+<div class="alert alert-success">Ebuild work requires strict attention to technical
+detail and direct collaboration between developers; those persuing this path should
+expect a greater time commitment and additional feedback in order to develop the skills
+necessary for quality contribution.</div>
### Step 1. Contribute
If you would like to help Gentoo, first find yourself something to do. You may
-want to look at our [contribution guide](/get-involved/contribute/), and
-subsequently look through the [Gentoo
+want to look at the [contribution page](/get-involved/contribute/), and
+subsequently look through the list of [Gentoo
projects](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Gentoo).
For ebuild work, you can try helping out one of the projects
that focus on maintaining packages, such as the
@@ -34,8 +39,12 @@ that focus on maintaining packages, such as the
maintain your own packages or co-maintain other Gentoo packages via the [Proxy
Maintainers](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers)
project. For non-ebuild work, you may want to look at other projects, such as [Bug
-Wranglers](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Bug-wranglers) or [Gentoo
-forums](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Forums).
+Wranglers](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Bug-wranglers), [Release
+Engineering](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:RelEng),
+[Website Maintainers](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Website),
+[Wiki](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Wiki),
+[Public Relations](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Public_Relations),
+or the [Forums](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Forums).
### Step 2. Participate
@@ -61,21 +70,21 @@ learn a few basics on how Gentoo is structured and how it operates. To get commi
access, you will also need to know a fair bit about ebuilds. To help you get
yourself knowledgeable, we have prepared one or two quizzes for you to take.
-The prospective developers aiming to obtain commit access to the Gentoo ebuild repository
+The prospective developer aiming to obtain commit access to the Gentoo ebuild repository
should take the [ebuild quiz](https://projects.gentoo.org/comrel/recruiters/quizzes/ebuild-quiz.txt),
followed by the [end quiz](https://projects.gentoo.org/comrel/recruiters/quizzes/end-quiz.txt).
-For candidates for developers without commit access, we have prepared a less
-technical [developer quiz](https://projects.gentoo.org/comrel/recruiters/quizzes/developer-quiz.txt)
+
+Developers interested in non-ebuild work will take
+the [developer quiz](https://projects.gentoo.org/comrel/recruiters/quizzes/developer-quiz.txt)
instead.
### Step 5. Get recruited!
Once you and your mentor agree that you're ready, arrange a review session
with the [Recruiters](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Recruiters) at a
-convenient time. During the session(s), Recruiters interview you and ensure
-that you have obtained all the necessary knowledge. Once you pass the review,
-the Recruiters create your developer account and announce you as a new
-developer.
+convenient time. During the session(s), Recruiters will interview you and ensure
+that you have obtained all the knowledge necessary for success. Once you pass the review,
+the Recruiters create your developer account and announce you as a new developer.
## What do I get?
diff --git a/get-involved/contribute/index.html b/get-involved/contribute/index.html
index 6b0d48c..e114d4b 100644
--- a/get-involved/contribute/index.html
+++ b/get-involved/contribute/index.html
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ nav2-weight: 40
<span class="fa fa-fw fa-book fa-5x"></span>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12 col-md-10">
- <h2 class="stick-top">Improve our documentation</h2>
+ <h2 class="stick-top">Improve documentation</h2>
<p>
- The <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/">Gentoo wiki</a> is the central documentation resource made by the community for the community.
+ Our <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/">wiki</a> is the central documentation resource made by the community for the community.
<br>
Found something that needs to be documented, improved, translated, or rewritten?
Sign up and get it done!
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ nav2-weight: 40
</p>
<ul>
- <li><a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_guide_to_write_Gentoo_Ebuilds">Basic guide to writing ebuilds</a></li>
- <li><a href="https://devmanual.gentoo.org/">The Gentoo Developer Manual</a></li>
- <li>The <a href="irc://irc.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev-help"><tt>#gentoo-dev-help</tt></a> IRC channel</li>
- <li>The <a href="/get-involved/mailing-lists/">gentoo-devhelp</a> mailing list</li>
+ <li><a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Basic_guide_to_write_Gentoo_Ebuilds">Basic guide to writing ebuilds</a>.</li>
+ <li><a href="https://devmanual.gentoo.org/">The Gentoo Developer Manual</a>.</li>
+ <li>The <a href="irc://irc.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev-help"><tt>#gentoo-dev-help</tt></a> IRC channel.</li>
+ <li>The <a href="/get-involved/mailing-lists/all-lists.html">gentoo-devhelp</a> mailing list.</li>
</ul>
<p>
diff --git a/get-involved/irc-channels/index.html b/get-involved/irc-channels/index.html
index b5e4e80..e4765e7 100644
--- a/get-involved/irc-channels/index.html
+++ b/get-involved/irc-channels/index.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ nav2-weight: 10
<div class="col-xs-12 col-md-3">
<a href="irc://irc.gentoo.org/gentoo" role="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-comments-o"></i> Join <tt>#gentoo</tt> in a local client</a>
- <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gentoo" role="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-comments-o"></i> Join <tt>#gentoo</tt> via Webchat</a>
+ <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gentoo" role="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-comments-o"></i> Join <tt>#gentoo</tt> via webchat</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ nav2-weight: 10
<p>
Besides <tt>#gentoo,</tt> we also operate a number of other channels:
- <a href="all-channels.html" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-comments-o"></i> Full Gentoo IRC channel Listing</a>
+ <a href="all-channels.html" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-comments-o"></i> Full Gentoo IRC channel listing</a>
</p>