[Insight-users] PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: "ADOPT A BUG"
Luis Ibanez
luis.ibanez at kitware.com
Sat May 10 14:18:16 EDT 2008
You will find the list of sad and lonely bugs
in the following Wiki page:
http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program#List_of_Bugs_for_Adoption
In order to adopt a bug,
simply pick the bug of your preference from
the list above and follow the instructions:
http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program#Adoption_Paper_Work
Thanks
Luis
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Luis Ibanez wrote:
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> Thanks to all of you who have signed for the "Adopt a Bug" program.
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> In order to streamline the bug adoption process, we have put together
> a Wiki page with instructions on how to proceed.
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> Please look at:
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> http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program
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> Also, since not all bugs are suitable for adoption, we will post
> shortly a list of "adoptable" bugs.
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> Thanks
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> Luis
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> -------------------------------------------------------------- Luis
> Ibanez wrote:
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>> Our bugs are feeling sad and lonely due to lack of attention.
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>> We have decided to give them out for adoption.
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>> Join now the "Adopt a Bug" program, and help us make ITK a more
>> useful and reliable toolkit.
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>> As you probably have heard from recent posts to the mailing list,
>> ITK is in need of a *bug purification campaign*. We have a
>> collection of bugs that have been lingering for quite a while, and
>> some of them even have fixes proposed by the bug reporters.
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>> In order to tackle this challenge, we would like to engage the
>> *collective intelligence* of the users community.
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>> One of the strongest assets of Open Source is the enormous
>> potential of the large number of users that can make small
>> localized contributions.
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>> The cumulative effect of those contributions can not possibly be
>> matched by a traditional organization. There is no way that the
>> developers team could ever compete with the aggregated brain power
>> of more than 1500 well-educated users currently subscribed to the
>> mailing list.
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>> We are looking for courageous users willing to contribute some
>> hours of their time to ensure that our bugs receive the care that
>> they deserve.
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>> By adopting any of our dearest 257 open bugs, you will commit to
>> take the steps needed for making sure that your adopted bug gets
>> fixed before the release of ITK 3.8.
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>> We care about our bugs and therefore we will not simply give them
>> away to strangers. Bug adoptive parents should satisfy the
>> following requirements:
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>> 1) Have good C++ skills
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>> 2) Adhere to the Dashboard quality practices
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>> 3) Subscribe to the following strong parental attitude:
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>> "If you guys don't fix it, I will fix it"
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>> 4) Respect the backward compatibility policy
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>> As a participant in the "Adopt a Bug" program you will receive CVS
>> write access to the ITK repository and you will be entitled to
>> commit bug fixes by yourself. You will be encouraged to work with
>> other developers in finding consensus on the best way to fix a bug.
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>> As ITK users you probably will be interested in a particular bug
>> that may be making difficult for you to get your project done. That
>> one will probably be the best bug for you to adopt since you will
>> be directly interested in getting that bug fixed as soon as
>> possible.
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>> Please join the "Adopt a Bug" program today and help make ITK a
>> better place to program.
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>> Pick your Bug now at:
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>> http://public.kitware.com/Bug
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>> and send us email so that we can take care of the adoption
>> paperwork.
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>> Thanks
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>> Luis
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