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  • Q: I'd like to participate. How do I begin?

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      Sourcemap as an opensource project has room for contributions in a range of topics. The entire sourcemap.org site is run from a common codebase that is in continual development to provide a platform for visualizing, analyzing and sharing supply chain information (where things come from) and associated impact measures based on this information (including things like carbon footprint and social impact).

      You can get started by reading information on contributing at

      http://sourcemap.codebasehq.com/sourcemap/wiki/Contributing

      and get more general info about the repository, current tickets and milestones at

      http://sourcemap.codebasehq.com


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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        Talk about diverse kinds of contributions. Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).

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        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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      Testing and reporting.

      Going on bug hunts, testing on various browsers and platforms, and reducing existing bugs is extremely important for make Sourcemap stable and robust.


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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      Bug Reduction (& Fixing)

      Researching, reducing, and fixing existing bugs and providing patches for us to implement.


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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      Additional Core Dev Tasks

      Peripheral features and tasks tightly related to core development (annotating documentation, providing additional sample data sets, etc.).


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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        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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      Flesh out the API

      Someone could help flesh out the api, there are some really simple methods that still need to be written, and it doesn't really require understanding most of the complexity of the site to return useful calculations, etc. as json/xml/html


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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        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 Sourcemap that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?

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      Better Internet Explorer Support

      While we don't really expect editing to work in Internet Explorer, basic navigation and rendering should work eventually. None of us like to use IE, so we've been putting this off for a while.


         — Matthew Hockenberry (hock) · 7 years ago
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      • 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.

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About Sourcemap

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Sourcemap is a collective tool for transparency and sustainability - and a platform for researching, optimizing and sharing the supply chains behind a number of everyday products.

from the profile of Matthew Hockenberry (hock)

The code is mostly written in Javascript & PHP.

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