X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fincluded%2Fhelpus.itexi;h=3d08c278bc83f8f995ac3224dc49a150072a3d25;hb=d65a3a9777a9e96029f6aa408d86d13a88f6619d;hp=8386924febcb7ad8bbbfb499739dea3340032587;hpb=efdc514b7a7357d67c6e0f3927c38b70d645f9c7;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/included/helpus.itexi b/Documentation/included/helpus.itexi index 8386924feb..3d08c278bc 100644 --- a/Documentation/included/helpus.itexi +++ b/Documentation/included/helpus.itexi @@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ of spending time on those simple tasks. Mailing list support: answer questions from fellow users. @item -Bug reporting: help users create proper @rweb{Bug reports}, and -aid the Bug Team in handling @rcontrib{Issues}. +Bug reporting: help users create proper @rweb{Bug reports}, and/or +join the Bug Squad to organize @rcontrib{Issues}. @item Documentation: small changes can be proposed by following the guidelines for @rcontrib{Documentation suggestions}. @item -LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR): create and fix snippets. See +LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR): create and fix snippets +following the guidelines in @rcontrib{Adding and editing snippets}. @item @@ -46,13 +47,14 @@ testing new features. Please contribute to these discussions! @warning{These jobs generally require that you have the program and documentation source files, but do not require a full -development environment. See @rcontrib{Starting with Git}.} +development environment. See +@rcontrib{Working with source code}.} @itemize @item Documentation: see @rcontrib{Documentation work}, and -@rcontrib{Building documentation without compiling LilyPond}. +@rcontrib{Building documentation without compiling}. @item Website: the website is built from the normal documentation @@ -69,12 +71,15 @@ Translations: see @rcontrib{Translating the documentation}, and @subheading Complex tasks @warning{These jobs generally require that you have the source -code and can compile LilyPond. See @rcontrib{Starting with Git}, -and @rcontrib{Compiling LilyPond}.} - -We suggest that new contributors using Windows use a virtual -machine to run @emph{lilybuntu}. See +code and can compile LilyPond. See +@rcontrib{Working with source code}, +and @rcontrib{Compiling}. +@*@* +We suggest that new contributors using Windows or MacOS X do +@strong{not} attempt to set up their own development environment; +instead, see @rcontrib{Using a Virtual Machine to Compile LilyPond}. +} @itemize @item @@ -91,7 +96,11 @@ Frogs, and read @rcontrib{Programming work}. @subsubheading Frogs -Website and mailist: @uref{http://frogs.lilynet.net} +Website and mailing list: + +@example +@uref{http://frogs.lilynet.net} +@end example The Frogs are ordinary LilyPond users who have chosen to get involved in their favorite software's development. Fixing bugs, @@ -105,7 +114,11 @@ it, then the word is: @emph{Join the Frogs!} @subsubheading Grand LilyPond Input Syntax Standardization -Website: @uref{http://lilypond.org/~graham/gliss} +Website: + +@example +@uref{http://lilypond.org/~graham/gliss} +@end example GLISS will stabilize the (non-tweak) input syntax for the upcoming LilyPond 3.0. After updating to 3.0, the input syntax for @@ -118,12 +131,16 @@ input specification. @subsubheading Grand Organizing Project -Website: @uref{http://lilypond.org/~graham/gop} +Website: + +@example +@uref{http://lilypond.org/~graham/gop} +@end example GOP will be our big recruiting drive for new contributors. We desperately need to spread the development duties (including @qq{simple tasks} which require no programming or interaction with -soruce code!) over more people. We also need to document +source code!) over more people. We also need to document knowledge from existing developers so that it does not get lost. Unlike most @qq{Grand Projects}, GOP is not about adding huge new @@ -131,7 +148,7 @@ features or completely redesigning things. Rather, it is aimed at giving us a much more stable foundation so that we can move ahead with larger tasks in the future. -@warning{GLISS will start shortly before or after the 2.14 +@warning{GOP will start shortly before or after the 2.14 release.} @end macro