RE: [java-gnome-hackers] Tell me what needs to be done

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Welcome to the team.  There are a couple of areas where you
might get started.  Here are a couple of suggestions:

1) The gtk.Clipboard class is quite incomplete.  This class
also holds some JNI challenges.

2) We have several packages that were started but still need
work to reach completion.  They are the gconf, gtkhtml, and 
vte packages.  Feel free to take ownership of any of these.

Beta1 is due next Monday.  Once we reach beta1 our public
API cannot change until we start our 2.7 development effort.
This is dictated by the GNOME Platform Bindings rules.  More
can be found here:

http://www.gnome.org/start/2.5/bindings/

Once the beta is out we plan to focus on the build process,
updating examples, writing/updating documentation and fixing 
bugs.  Our release candidate is due March 29th and our release
is due April 5th.

-Jeff

> Hi everyone.
> 
> Just wanted to introduce myself on to the group. My name is 
> Jehanzeb Khan 
> Pathan, I normally go by my last name as it is the easiest to 
> pronounce. I 
> am currently in my hometown Karachi in Pakistan. I graduated 
> from Purdue 
> University, USA in Civil Engineering in the year 2000. I have 
> taken computer 
> science courses at Purdue in 3D/2D graphics and animation, as well as 
> programming for the web.
> 
> I have taken short courses in Java and Oracle and have been 
> programming 
> software using VB6 and Java from Jan 2001 to Sept 2002 where I also 
> installed and managed Windows 2000 Server and a couple of 
> Linux servers on 
> RedHat. From Sept 2002 to Oct 2003 I completed an MSc in 
> Object Oriented 
> Software Systems from City University London, UK. The degree was a 
> specialization in OOP and related technologies (Java, C++, 
> Distributed 
> Systems, UML, USDP, HCI etc.).
> 
> Relating to the project, I am very good at coding with Java. 
> Although I aced 
> my C++ course in my MSc, I have not worked on any real 
> projects using C++, 
> but with a little help I am sure I can deliver. I have 
> meddled with JNI, 
> that is to say I have my basics clear.
> 
> To start off I would like to start working on something that 
> requires work 
> using JNI. I was told by Jeff that you have a deadline coming 
> this Monday, 
> therefore there may be other work that needs to be done more 
> urgently. So 
> let me know where I should start.
> 
> Please also indicate what kind of OS/Dev tools setup you guys 
> are using so I 
> can try to work with the same setup. I currently have Red HAt 
> 9, with JDK 
> 1.4.1 plus the Eclipse IDE. I have also been trying to use 
> the gcj compiler 
> although with not much luck.
> 
> Take care.
> 
> - Pathan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Jeffrey Morgan <Jef...@Br...>
> >To: 'Jehanzeb Khan Pathan' <jkp...@us...>
> >Subject: RE: java-gnome project needs help
> >Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:13:53 -0500
> >
> >Your help on this project would be greatly appreciated.  Let
> >me bring you up to speed on where we are in this project.  Since
> >you have been following the project you know that we have receintly
> >become a part of the GNOME Platform Bindings.  This means that
> >our release schedule is determined by the GNOME schedule.  Our
> >2.6 beta1 release is due next Monday and there are many items
> >to complete.
> >
> >There are many areas where you can contribute on the project.  I
> >wrote a "help wanted" item for sourceforge that outlines some of
> >those areas.  It is here:
> >
> >http://sourceforge.net/people/viewjob.php?group_id=1522&job_id=17627
> >
> >The first step would be for you to send me your sourceforge username
> >so I can add you to the project.  Once you are on the project you
> >should join the java-gnome-hackers list and introduce yourself.  When
> >you introduce yourself you might include any specific experience you
> >have like java, C, JNI, gnu build tools, etc.  At that point we will
> >try to get you started on the project in an area where you wish to
> >work.
> >
> >-Jeff
> >
> >
> > > I have been looking at the java-gnome project for a while
> > >
> > > now and would love to be a part of it. I have 2.5 years of
> > >
> > > Java experience. I know C/C++ but still consider myself an
> > >
> > > amateur at it since I have not really worked on any major
> > >
> > > project using it. I have a number of Linux distributions
> > >
> > > installed on my machine including RedHat 9 and Mandrake 9.1.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a project hosted on sourceforge at
> > >
> > > http://empfd.sourceforge.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me know if I can be of any help to the project.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > - Pathan
> > >
> > >
> >
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