Good day, I am interested in working on this issue https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/issues/1555 as a micro project. Is it worth doing and appropriate for a micro project? On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:21 AM Christian Couder <christian.couder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Isoken, > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 12:21 PM Isoken Ibizugbe <isokenjune@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Dear Git Community, > > > > I hope this email finds you well. My name is Isoken Ibizugbe, and I am > > writing to express my strong interest in joining the Git community as > > a contributor to the FOSS project. I recently came across the project > > description regarding "Moving existing tests to a unit testing > > framework" and was particularly intrigued by the opportunity to be > > part of this exciting endeavor. > > Great, welcome to the Git community! > > > As an aspiring software engineer, I have always admired the incredible > > work done by the Git community in developing and maintaining this > > widely-used version control system. The project's commitment to > > fostering collaboration and innovation aligns perfectly with my values > > and aspirations as a developer. > > > > I understand that Christian Couder is the mentor for this project, and > > I would be honored to have the opportunity to work under his guidance > > and expertise. I would greatly appreciate any advice or direction he > > can provide to help me get started on this journey. > > > > I am eager to learn, collaborate with the community, and contribute > > meaningfully to this project. Please let me know how I can formally > > start my journey as a Git contributor and if there are any specific > > guidelines or resources that you recommend for newcomers, as it was a > > bit confusing process for me to join this mailing list. > > Sure, please take a look at the documentation we have on > https://git.github.io/, especially the pages and sections I mention > below. > > First, we require that applicants make a small code contribution (we > call that a micro-project) to the Git project. This is explained here: > > https://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/ > > If I have time, I will perhaps prepare a small list of possible > micro-project. For example we prepared this one for the Outreachy > Winter 2021-2022 round: > > https://git.github.io/Outreachy-23-Microprojects/ > > but no promise. The "General-Microproject-Information" page has > information about how to find micro-project ideas anyway. > > Now we have recently added a "Thoroughly check your eligibility in the > program" sub-section to that page. Please read it, check your > eligibility and confirm that you meet all the requirements soon. > > Then there are links to tutorials and a number of other useful link > for Git developers on this page: > > https://git.github.io/Hacking-Git/ > > Also the following page is useful as it contains more general > information about how to apply: > > https://git.github.io/General-Application-Information/ > > > Once again, thank you for your time and for providing an opportunity > > for individuals like me to contribute to this remarkable project. I am > > enthusiastic about the potential of this project and the journey > > ahead. > > Thanks for your enthusiasm, > Christian.
