OpenHatch - Projects

Q: I'd like to participate. How do I begin?
- 0
  
  Introduce yourself on the IRC channel and the Mifos Developer mailing lists. Add lots of detail such as what time zone you are in and how you can contribute.
  
  — meonkeys · 4 years ago
- 0
  
  — velthomansroose · 2 years ago
- 0
  
  Hi I am from the USA. I have an undergrad and finishing my graduate degree in CS. I have over 4 yrs experience in Software Development. I would like to contribute first by bug fixing as I learn the code base and then enhancements as I become more familiar.
  
  — AJfun · 3 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?
- 0
  
  I can Check the working algorithms and try to improve its efficiency at every single point
  
  — Muhammad Usman Siddiqui (usman_siddiqui) · 3 years ago
- 0
  
  Documentation and testing
  
  I have some experience with technical writing so I could help out with documentation. I could also test.
  
  — AJfun · 3 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?
- [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 Mifos that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?
- [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.

What else do you want to talk about?

About Mifos

Edit project settings

(logo)

Mifos X is an API-driven open platform for financial inclusion with a suite of simple configurable apps hosted in the cloud, immediately available for deployment worldwide.
Mifos X is led by the Mifos Initiative, a 501(c)3 non-profit that guides the community of financial service providers, technology specialists, financial services experts and open source developers working together to grow the Mifos open source platform for financial inclusion.
Our goal is to speed the elimination of poverty by enabling financial service providers to more effectively and efficiently deliver responsible financial services to the world’s 2.5 billion poor and unbanked.
Mifos X consists of 1) the platform (A RESTful back-end which talks to a to a MySQL database and is built on the Jersey/Spring/JPA stack) and 2) the community app (AngularJS app which provides support for the most commonly used financial inclusion models) as well as 3) RESTful APIs from our platform accessing all the core underlying functionality to enable the community to quickly build their own enterprise grade financial inclusion products/apps on any technology stack.

from the profile of Edward Cable (edcable)

Homepage: http://mifos.org/

The code is mostly written in Java.

People who want to help (60)

See on map

The following people are interested in helping. Send them an email! (tips)

You can use this page to track who has been contacted if you log in. There will be a checkbox next to their name. When you check it, the page will publish today's date and your username.