Thanks a lot.Will try to fix bugs.But what knowledge should I have to fix bugs?knowing php is sufficient?Till now I have read this page( Developing_Extensionshttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Developing_extensions.If you can share the documents one should read before fixing bugs,I will be highly obliged.
Thanks for replying
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:58 AM, Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Atul,
On 02/25/2013 12:12 PM, Atul Agrawal wrote:>
I installed MediaWiki software and I was going through the link "become a MediaWiki hacker".My question is how will the community judge me?Do I have to create a new extension?And whom should I report?
Those are very good questions. GSOC apart, people here (as in most communities) will probably judge at the end how helpful / useful you are.
For a programmer, fixing bugs effectively is a way to learn and be helpful at the same time. You can start with something small and grow the weight of your fixes as your experience grows. Here is a good starting point:
https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Annoying_Little_Bughttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Annoying_Little_Bug
PS: Very good start so far!
-- Quim Gil Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgilhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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