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[lilypond.git] / Documentation / included / helpus.itexi

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@@ -5,21 +5,27 @@
 @macro helpusNeed
 @subheading We need you!
 
-The LilyPond development team is quite small; we really want to
-get more people involved.  Please consider helping your fellow
-LilyPond users by contributing!
+Thank you for your interest in helping us --- we would love to see
+you get involved!  Your contribution will help a large group of users
+make beautifully typeset music.
 
 Even working on small tasks can have a big impact: taking care of
 them allows experienced developers work on advanced tasks, instead
 of spending time on those simple tasks.
 
+For a multi-faceted project like LilyPond, sometimes it's tough to know
+where to begin.  In addition to the avenues proposed below, you can send
+an e-mail to the @email{mike@@mikesolomon.org, Frog meister}
+letting him know your skill set and asking how you can help or proposing a
+project.  He'll be able to give you guidance on how to get started.
+
 @end macro
 
 
-@macro helpusTasks
+@macro helpusSimple
 @subheading Simple tasks
 
-No source code or compiling required!
+@strong{No programming skills} required!
 
 @itemize
 @item
@@ -29,6 +35,11 @@ Mailing list support: answer questions from fellow users.
 Bug reporting: help users create proper @rweb{Bug reports}, and/or
 join the Bug Squad to organize @rcontrib{Issues}.
 
+@item
+@rcontrib{Grand Regression Test Checking}: verify that LilyPond works correctly
+by examining output of test snippets.  Checking one snippet takes less
+than a minute!
+
 @item
 Documentation: small changes can be proposed by following the
 guidelines for @rcontrib{Documentation suggestions}.
@@ -45,6 +56,10 @@ testing new features.  Please contribute to these discussions!
 
 @end itemize
 
+@end macro
+
+
+@macro helpusAdvanced
 @subheading Advanced tasks
 
 These jobs generally require that you have the source code and can
@@ -58,6 +73,8 @@ Contributors using Linux or FreeBSD may also use Lilydev, but if
 they prefer their own development environment, they should read
 @rcontrib{Working with source code}, and @rcontrib{Compiling}.
 
+Begin by reading @rcontrib{Summary for experienced developers}.
+
 @itemize
 @item
 Documentation: for large changes, see
@@ -80,7 +97,7 @@ Frogs, and read @rcontrib{Programming work}.
 
 @end macro
 
-
+@ignore
 @macro helpusProjects
 @subheading Projects
 
@@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ untweaked music will remain stable for the foreseeable future.
 We will have an extensive discussion period to determine the final
 input specification.
 
-@warning{GLISS will start shortly after 2.14 is released.}
+@warning{GLISS will start shortly after 2.16 is released.}
 
 @subsubheading Grand Organizing Project
 
@@ -131,8 +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{GOP will start shortly after the 2.14 release.}
-
 @end macro
 
+@end ignore