diff --git a/docs/manual/get-involved.txt b/docs/manual/get-involved.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..566516b97 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/get-involved.txt @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +// -*- mode:doc; -*- + +Getting involved +================ + +Like any open source project, Buildroot has different ways to share +information in its community and outside. + +One piece of it is the document you are currently reading ;-). + +Each of those ways may interest you if you are looking for some help, +want to understand Buildroot or contribute to the project. + +Mailing List +------------ + +Buildroot has a mailing list +http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot[] for discussion and +development. + +[[mailing-list-subscribe]] + +Subscribing to the mailing list +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can subscribe by visiting +http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[]. +Only subscribers to the Buildroot mailing list are allowed to post to +this list. + +The list is also available through _Gmane_ http://gmane.org[], at ++gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot+ +http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot[]. + +Searching the List Archives +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Please search the mailing list archives before asking questions on the +mailing list, since there is a good chance someone else has asked the +same question before. Checking the archives is a great way to avoid +annoying everyone on the list with frequently asked questions... + +IRC +--- + +The Buildroot IRC is irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[]. +The channel +#buildroot+ is hosted on Freenode +http://webchat.freenode.net[]. + +When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code +using a code sharing website (see +http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_pastebins[], and pick one). + +[[patchwork]] +Patchwork +--------- + +The Buildroot patch management interface is at +http://patchwork.buildroot.org[]. + +All patches and comments sent through the mailing list are +automatically indexed in http://patchwork.buildroot.org[patchwork]. + +Bugtracker +---------- + +The Buildroot bugtracker is at https://bugs.busybox.net[]. + +Buildroot wikipage +------------------ + +After the Buildroot developer day on February 3, 2012, +a page dedicated to Buildroot has been created on +http://elinux.org[elinux.org]. + +This page is reachable at http://elinux.org/Buildroot[]. + +Currently, this page is mainly used as a _todo-list_. + +[[events]] +Events +------ + +Buildroot Developer Days aside ELC-E 2012 (November 3-4, 2012 - Barcelona) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Event page: http://elinux.org/Buildroot:DeveloperDaysELCE2012[] + +Buildroot presentation at LSM 2012 (July 12-14, 2012 - Geneva) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Announcement: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-May/053845.html[] + +Buildroot Developer Days aside FOSDEM 2012 (February 3, 2012 - Brussels) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Announcement & agenda thread: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-January/049340.html[] +* Report: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-February/050371.html[] diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt index 4df165734..3331cbf8e 100644 --- a/docs/manual/manual.txt +++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt @@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ include::going-further.txt[] include::developer-guide.txt[] +include::get-involved.txt[] + include::appendix.txt[]