Getting PRs fixed

[Chris H]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:28:13 -0800 "Freddie Cash" <fjwcash at gmail.com> said

> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Dieter BSD <dieterbsd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thought of another idea.  When new people write in, asking
> > what they should work on, they receive a variety of suggestions.
> > I've seen quite a few of these over the years.  I have NEVER seen
> > anyone suggest that they look at the open PRs and work on fixing them.
> >
> > Fixing open PRs should be the first, and probably only, suggestion.
> >
> 
> ​You're not looking very hard, then.  That's generally the first thing
> suggested when people ask on the mailing lists how they can get involved.
> 
> "Start by scanning through the PR database and find things that interest
> you.  Find a piece of software that you like using that doesn't have a port
> maintainer and see if you can help with it.  Find a piece of software you
> like that isn't in the ports tree and see if you can get a port created.
> Go through the various Wiki ToDo lists and Junior Jobs lists and see if
> there's anything that interests you.  Etc."
> 
> That's pretty much the list that ​everyone suggests each time someone
> asks.
That's good news! :)
> 
> -- 
> Freddie Cash
> fjwcash at gmail.com

--Chris