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Our advice would be: Start small, start simple. | Our advice would be: Start small, start simple. | ||
* start making tiny modifications to existing stuff (aircraft, scenery, source code) | |||
* read the documentation (wiki, $FG_ROOT/Docs) | |||
* if you know you want to contribute to the source code, make sure that you are actually able to build FG from source | |||
* try to get to grips with how git works | |||
* register an account at gitorious | |||
* browse the issue tracker for bug reports/feature requests, help triage problems, maybe provide patches too? | |||
* subscribe to the developers mailing list, ask for advice/projects there | |||
* check out the wiki for ideas to get started | |||
* coordinate your effort with others, i.e. communicate your intentions and ask for advice | |||
* release early and often | |||
* don't get frustrated :-) | |||