Re: [Java-gnome-developer] Re: Question and Introduction

[Josh L. <jo...@st...>]

"Morgan, Jeffrey" wrote:
> 
> Josh,
> 
> Thanks for your nice comments and input.  The bug you experienced has
> been addressed and the fix is in CVS.  You asked about the overall
> status of the bindings.  The binding is reaching a point of being very
> functional.  This release (0.6) is a major step forward as far as
> stability and functionality.  If you haven't done so, I would strongly
> recommend getting the latest copy from cvs.
> 
> The tutorial has been updated with several new chapters and a
> rewrite of the old chapters to include new capabilities.  There are
> also numerous new examples that can be used to introduce you
> to various aspects of the library.
> 
> We would welcome you to the team if you are interested in joining.
> At this point, all that remains to complete for the new build is
> creating the distributions (rpms, tars, etc), testing the distros,
> updating the web site, and making all of the appropriate
> announcements.  I believe these tasks are already assigned and
> should be completed within the next 1-2 days.
> 
> Going forward we hope to have new releases every 4 - 8 weeks
> and have proposed the next few releases to the user base with
> little feedback.  You can find the proposal for the next releases
> at http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/SourceForge/7036/0/5214277/.
> 
> If you are interested in joining the team the first step would be
> to look at how we generate the code and look at the examples.
> If you want to contribute, let me know.  It would help to have an
> understanding of your skills.  Do you know java, JNI, or C?
> Finally, you will need to be a sourceforge registered developer.
> At that point I could add you to the developers list, which
> would give you CVS update capability.
> 
> I do look forward to hearing from you.
> 

Jeff (and Jean) -

Hopefully this response will answer both emails..  :)

I have checked out the latest from CVS and that bug is definitely not
there now.  Cool!

As far as my experience/involvement goes, I wear two hats at my day job,
that of java developer and release engineer.  Obviously, I am most
comfortable in writing Java code but I've also written C and used JNI to
integrate that into other java apps.

I am hoping to contribute as I really like the idea of using Java for
GNOME development.  I will start looking through the generation and
examples and start asking questions.. :)


josh