OpenHatch - Projects

Q: I'd like to participate. How do I begin?
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  Pick something simple and small, like one of our http://brlcad.org/wiki/Contributor_Quickies and join our IRC channel, #brlcad on Freenode. If you're not used IRC before, try the web interface at http://webchat.freenode.net/
  
  — Christopher Sean Morrison (brlcad) · 5 years ago
- [X] Add an answer
  Tip:
  
  Talk about diverse kinds of contributions. Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Examples:
  
  Here's how to download and patch our codes…
  
  Read about our death-defying mailing list and momentous IRC channel at http://lobstermag.net.
Q: Other than writing code, how can I contribute?
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  Documentation, outreach, quality assurance, research, training, translation, user interface design, ...
  
  Our http://brlcad.org/wiki/Contributor_Quickies groups contributions based on the type of task.
  
  — Christopher Sean Morrison (brlcad) · 5 years ago
- [X] Describe a task
  Further info
  Tip:
  
  Discuss documentation, testing, webmastering, and/or publicity.
  
  Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Example:
  
  We need people to download version 0.4.5 and make sure the frobulator still frobulates correctly.
Q: What's a good bug for a newcomer to tackle?
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  Implement a function that calculates surface area, volume, or centroids.
  
  BRL-CAD includes support for dozens of 3D primitive shapes. For each of those shapes, we'd like to have a function that calculates their exact surface area, volume, and centroid. A great way to get familiarized with some of BRL-CAD's infrastructure is to implement one of those that we do not already have done.
  
  — Christopher Sean Morrison (brlcad) · 5 years ago
- [X] Describe an issue
  Further info
  Tip:
  
  Many projects have good small tasks that can teach newcomers how the project works. Now's your chance to share one of them!
  
  Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Example:
  
  Someone could improve the photo upload dialog box so that it lets you resize the photo before sending it to the web.
Q: What is a bug or issue with BRL-CAD that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?
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  Optimize NURBS boundary representation ray tracing!
  
  BRL-CAD has 3D geometry object support for NURBS/BREP including import and ray tracing, but they're both unoptimized. Our ray tracing performance is much slower than it should be. The most time is spent during a preparation phase but both prep and actual rendering could benefit greatly from some proper optimization profiling.
  
  — Christopher Sean Morrison (brlcad) · 5 years ago
- [X] Describe an issue
  What makes the situation sub-optimal?
  Examples:
  
  I don't know how to get started with internationalizing my app.
  
  Bug 392 about printing was filed five years ago, and I don't even know if printing still works.
  
  I want help from a C coder writing a Maildir patch for Alpine.
  
  Note:
  
  If this issue was formally filed on the web, be sure to include the URL.