[OSDC Israel] OSDC::Israel::2007 Milestones

[Amir E. Aharoni]

> I ask because nearly every programming language today is available in
> an open-source version (for example GNU's C++ and Java), but we
> wouldn't generally expect those languages at an open source
> conference.

This is not really a reply, but a thought:

A lot of people talk about using free software, but how many are
actually coding it?

Obviously, *joining* a free software project as a coder is the
greatest contribution to the community, but the act of joining seems
quite steep for many who want to help (me, for example).

My proposal: Organize workshops that show people how they can set up
on their computers a development environment for an open source
project. For example:

* How to start writing a Firefox extension - what tools to install,
how to debug, how to test on different platforms, how to publish it,
etc.
* How to set up an environment to build Firefox if i want to fix bugs
in the main application (Gecko, Fx GUI, XPCOM, etc.... i know the
buzzwords, but not much more than that)
* How to write an Eclipse plugin
* How to write a Perl module that will be good enough for CPAN

I'm talking about a detailed workshop, that shows everything:
* Checking that you have the right compiler and installing one, if you don't
* The same for debugger, profiler, etc.
* Setting up version control system - every major project has its own
conventions for those