[Dev] Open Source and CVS

[Tom Bryan]

On Thursday 17 January 2002 05:40 am, M. Mueller/bhu5nji wrote:
> How do I go about learning the ways of open source development 

Join a project. :-)

I know that www.ecoaccess.org is about to start a new round of recruitment 
for volunteers.  It is somewhat more structured that many open source 
projects, so it might be a good first project if you're interested in Python, 
Zope, PostgreSQL, and/or Triangle-area environmental issues.

> the uses of CVS and Sourceforge?

For CVS, I found that 
http://www.red-bean.com/cvsbook/
gave a pretty good introduction.  It provided some practical advice for those 
who are new to CVS or some of its features in addition to plenty of "how to 
do X."  That is, it's more than a manual (like the Per Cederqvist reference, 
which you'll probably eventually use).

For SourceForge, the best way is probably to join a SourceForge project.  If 
you like Perl, Python, and/or C++, I'm responsible for a project that needs 
help.

---Tom