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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Opendous Support wrote:
> > all are welcome to improve the overall experience anyway they can
> >     
>
>   Here is what I was thinking would have helped me.  Place a "Getting
> Started" link on the front page (https://launchpad.net/kicad) which
> links to a FAQ page.  If the FAQ front page
> (https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+faqs) can be edited that would
> be even better.  Consider the following format:
>
>
> [Getting Started]
>
> KiCAD in Launchpad is the main resource for KiCAD developers.  For
> help with _using_ KiCAD please refer to the User Group:
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ and the Wiki Page:
> http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>
> How Can I Help
> ````````````````
> Do you want to help with the implementation of a feature?
> Visit [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kicad Blueprints] for current
> works-in-progress
>
> Do you want to add a feature?
> 1) Grab the latest source branch:
>    $ cd <to a place just above where I wanted the working copy>
>    $ bzr branch lp:kicad  kicad.bzr
> 2) Code your feature
> 3) Add your branch via https://code.launchpad.net/kicad/+addbranch
> 4) Inform fellow developers of your work via:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+addquestion
>
> Do you have KiCAD schematic symbols or layout footprints you would
> like to contribute?
> Join the KiCAD Library launchpad team:
> https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers
> Then [http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/en/mini-tutorial/index.html#publishing-your-branch-with-launchpad
>  use launchpad to add your] libraries to
> https://code.launchpad.net/kicad-newlib
>
> Do you want to help with translating KiCAD?
> NOT YET READY! Visit https://translations.launchpad.net/kicad
>
> Quick Links
> ```````````
> Bazaar VCS Help:
> http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/en/mini-tutorial/index.html
> Download Releases: http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> Mailing List: http://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/threads.html
> FAQ/Answers: http://answers.launchpad.net/kicad
> Main Author's Site: http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/
>
>
>   

Matt,

Looks very good to me, except:


1) Re: patches.   preferences for somebody just driving by: send to 
mailing list.  for C++ somebody who lives here:  ask for entry into 
kicad-testing-committers.   For someone who lives here and is making 
major exploratory surgery e.g. looking/wanting to do a kidney 
transplant: create your own branch.


2) Please reference the FAQ I posted for footprints with a hyper link.


3) needs to include a link to the mailing list posting I made about the 
various resources and teams, I think.  Maybe an http link to the mailing 
list page.


Otherwise, looks very good.  Do you have the ability to get this in the 
home page, if not do you want that ability?


Dick