[birt-dev] Contributing to BIRT

[Yip Ng <yipng168@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for cross posting this thread, I was informed
that this list is more active than others and since 
this topic applies to all BIRT dev list in general, so
I thought I'll post it here to get feedback from the
BIRT community as well.

--- Jane Tatchell <jtatchell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 1) I can't answer this one!
> 
   It would be indeed very helpful to have
instructions
 on BIRT regression testing procedures available on
 BIRT Wiki or FAQ site, this would benefit new comers
 who wants to contribute to the BIRT community as
 this allows contributors to perform regression 
 validation on a given set of test suite.
 
> > 2) Most of the developers who contribute actively
> to
> > BIRT work in
> > Shanghai and they all had a vacation last week.
> > That's why you saw no
> > activity. The most active list is the birt-dev
> list.
>
 
 I apologize for not being clear on what I meant by
 "active".  I do see postings in birt-dev frequently
 but they are mostly mails from Bugzilla entries or
 code check-ins.  I was hoping to find more open
 discussions on BIRT internals, design decisions,
 code reviews or even posts regarding changes to the
trunk line that will affect the build, etc.  

 I cannot seem to find these information in birt-dev
 or birt-report-engine-dev mail list.  I think these
 sort of discussions would also benefit to the project
 as it opens up knowledge of the BIRT internals to new
 comers.  
 
 
Regards,
Yip Ng
 
 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: birt-report-engine-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> [mailto:birt-report-engine-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Yip Ng
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:32 PM
> > To: birt-report-engine-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [birt-report-engine-dev] Contributing to
> > BIRT
> > 
> > Hi, I am interested in contributing to the BIRT
> > project.  I have read
> > through the BIRT's Wiki and FAQ site and I feel
> that
> > there seems to be
> > some essential information missing for new comers.
>  
> > For example:
> > 
> > 1) The wiki explains how to build BIRT from CVS
> with
> > one of its version,
> > but what about the testing process?  If one makes
> a
> > change to BIRT
> > internal, what test suite do one run in order to
> > validate no regression
> > is introduced in the BIRT designer, report engine,
> > etc.?  Some
> > instructions
> > here would be very helpful.         
> > 
> > 2) When I browse through birt-report-engine-dev or
> > birt-dev mail list, I
> > cannot seem to find open discussions regarding
> > BIRT's internals, design
> > decisions, etc.  The list is not as active as I
> > would expect for a dev
> > list.  Is there another channel where this is
> > communicated?  If so,
> > please direct me to the correct channel.
> > 
> > 3) Is there a daily build/test report on the
> status
> > of the trunk build?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Yip Ng
> > 
> > 
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