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[Tim Penhey <tim.penhey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 23/08/12 03:19, Pedro Bessa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> to edit the Unity source code, I have to know
> Bazaar, C, C++, GTK+, OpenGL, Compiz and
> NUX.
>
> I learned Bazaar from
> http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.2.5/en/user-guide/index.html
> I learned C and C++ from http://ftacademy.org/courses/modules/7
>
> I have a GTK+ and an OpenGL book, but I can't
> find a Compiz nor a NUX book. How did you
> learn Compiz and NUX not to use them, but
> to edit them? Did you learn them from reading
> their source codes?

compiz and nux are both open source projects, and are unlikely to have 
books about them in the near future.

Yes, get the source and read it :-)

There are development mailing lists for these projects, or just ask 
questions here.  The primary developers are normally around on 
#ubuntu-unity on freenode as well.

Tim