[CFF] Here's the plan

[Angad Singh]

Hi all,

This message is for all CFF mentoring program participants.

We had the opening session of the program yesterday. Varun was there,
and he told you all about contributing a doc and the general procedure
of the contest. If you did not attend the opening session, I have
written the exact steps at the end of this mail..

Here are some wiki-pages connected with the mentoring program:

-> We have put up a page "[CFF] Contribution Ideas". This page enlists
all contribution ideas for Netbeans plugins as well as community docs.
We have compiled a list of our plugin ideas and the Netbeans Plugin
Community wishlist. A couple of 2nd yearites had come to me to discuss
their ideas. I have put up their ideas in the list too. Please share
your ideas here.

-> Once you've decided the project / doc you want to work on, add and
maintain your project status (idea, status, mentor, etc.) over here:
http://groups.google.com/group/jiitsunclub/web/cff-contribution-status-page

-> And once you've made your contribution (and submitted it), tell us
and we'll add it to this page:
http://groups.google.com/group/jiitsunclub/web/cff-contribution-status-page

To know about JIIT Sun Club's CFF Mentoring Program, go here:
http://groups.google.com/group/jiitsunclub/web/sun-clubs-mentoring-program

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STEPS TO CONTRIBUTE

1. Read the general rules of the contest here:
http://in.sun.com/communities/univ/codeforfreedom/rules.html
http://in.sun.com/communities/univ/codeforfreedom/faq.html

2. Register for the contest at this page: http://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_in_1308_649_0.jsp
-> You may participate in teams of 2 or just yourself
-> You CAN be part of 2 or more teams submitting different
contributions

3. If you want a mentor from Sun, you'll have to compile and run
netbeans from source. Here's a good article to help you do that:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/wiki/view/WorkingWithNetBeansSources.
Feel free to contact us if you're having any trouble. After building
netbeans, go here to request for a mentor from Sun:
http://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_in_0810_513_0.jsp

4. Read and understand these intructions (and in turn, the page it
links to) thoroughly (for any netbeans contribution - bug fixes,
plugins or docs):
http://in.sun.com/communities/univ/codeforfreedom/netbeans.html

5. If you want to make a plugin, drop in your proposal to the netbeans
developer community mailing list: nb...@netbeans.org. They will help
evolve your idea, give you suggestions or tell you if the plugin
already exists or not.

6. You need to sign a Sun Contributor Agreement in order to contribute
any plugin, bug fix or even a doc to the netbeans wiki.

*We will distribute the SCA document in our Plugins Workshop on
Wednesday*

7. Submit your contribution here: http://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_in_1408_399_0.jsp

..:: Contest Site ::..
http://in.sun.com/communities/univ/codeforfreedom/

..:: Contest Dates ::..
The contest ends at 11:59 P.M. (IST) on Feb 14th, 2008.
Winners will be announced on March 15th

..:: Getting Support ::..
1. Contact us for any queries / help with implementing your project /
help with ideas, etc.. ANYTHING AT ALL.
2. You can mail your contest related queries to codefor...@sun.com
3. Join the Code For Freedom Contest google group and ask queries
there:
http://groups.google.com/group/CodeForFreedom
4. Join the Netbeans mailing lists: http://www.netbeans.org/community/lists/,
and ask queries there.
5. http://wiki.netbeans.org/
6. http://wiki.netbeans.info/wiki/view/NetBeansDeveloperFAQ

..:: Prizes ::..
-> Sun workstations/laptops for the grand prize
-> iPods shuffles for significant contributors
-> USB sticks for early bird prizes
-> T-shirts for each valid submission
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