RE: Win32 version

[Nicola Pero]

> Hi the list,
>
> I would like to know who is the (official) maintener (if any) for the win32
> GNUstep version : I've started a new application  and discovered some
> problems with the win32 ports (svn trunk versions) (problems that don't
> exist with the *nix one). I can spend some time to correct those problems
> but would like first to know how to contribute (methods, rules, etc).

Gregory (our chief maintainer) can give you the best official summary of how you
can contribute and who is responsible for what. :-)

But in practice it's really quite simple - if you send patches (or 
suggestions/comments) 
to this mailing list the appropriate person will have a look at them. :-)

I recommend sending not just patches, but also the background -- a description 
of the problem that you are trying to solve, and how your patch addresses the 
problem.  That helps a lot in fitting your contribution in the rest of the code.
If you're contributing substantial amount of code, you may have to sign a
copyright assignment for these changes to the Free Software Foundation.  It's
not needed for small patches which is what you'll be contributing at the
beginning (I guess).

Btw we're not organized around the "ports" but more around the functionality, eg
I maintain the building system (gnustep-make) across all platforms that we 
support 
(with lots of help from people actually using the platforms, obviously); Richard
maintains gnustep-base across all platforms, etc.  I don't think we have a 
specific "win32 port" maintainer, so depending on which area you want to 
improve 
you may be talking to a different person.  And a public discussion on the 
mailing 
list allows anyone interested to jump in if they can and want to help.

Thanks and looking forward to your contributions ;-)