> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Jon <jon.for...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> You guys rock, let that be clear ;-)
> >>
> >> Kai and me have been discussing a proper release build setup for
> >> mingw-w64. I would become the release packager dude that makes sure
> >> proper releases are... released.
> >>
> >> ...SNIP...
> >>
> >> Any constructive thoughts are welcome, and help in getting the
> >> machinery set up. In my eyes, this would mean making my scripts
> >> runnable on some build infrastructure, and expanding them to work for
> >> Cygwin/Mac, hopefully without much trouble.
> >
> > As you continue to solidify the release process, please highlight specific
> > areas where you could use community help. Anything from "Extra hardware to
> > contribute as a buildbot?" to "Help, ______ needs documented...now." other
> > easy or hard areas.
>
> That right there is the biggest need -- documentation. Even
> internally, we need more of that. It would be very helpful to have
> someone help spearhead that kind of thing, like an ombuds or
> something.
>
> Thanks for volunteering :)
Hehe, always be ready for that...nice...quick uptake ;)
No time for ombuds but I do have time to help with documentation. What's the
*specific* list of {un,under}documented topics that cause the most grief? Give
me/others something tangible to shoot at.
...assuming you want doco at http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mingw-w64/
> > Given the (likely) wide range of experiences and levels of free time of
> > people following this project, providing a range of specific contributions
> > areas will *hopefully* lead to lightening the load.
> >
> > Any thoughts/interest for an "alt release lead" to Ruben so that when he
> > tires of tech, punts, and decides that opening a windsurfing school and rum
> > kiosk in Aruba is a lot more fun, there's minimal disruption?
Jon
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