Re: Re: PEAR Internationalization Package

Hello Michael, I am aware of the PHP Internationalization extension, however I had in mind the people already using the pear package in applications and could not afford re-writing parts of the application tu use the native extensive. However, if you consider that are more important packages that need fresh blood, please point some out. What I am interested in is helping out the community as I have been using PEAR for a lot of time and it's high time I gave something back. I could start with the I18Nv2 package and take on other challenges as soon as I see how everything works there. I have applied for an account on the pear website and as soon as it is ready I will apply for an SVN account from PHP. Meanwhile I will dipp into the existing issues to have something until the processing is done. Kind regards, Stelian On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 4:19 AM, Michael Gauthier <mike@silverorange.com>wrote: > On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 11:09 +0200, Stelian Mocanita wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Unfortunately this would be the first step into the Open Source (as a > > contributor) so I don't have any contributions up to this point. I would > > like to start here and make my way to the parts where an extra hand is > > needed. I hope you guys will give me a chance to prove that I mean > bussines > > and that I do want to give a bit back. > > > > Regards, Stelian > > > > Hi Stelian, > > Thanks for your interest in PEAR maintainership! > > I must point out if you're considering using I18Nv2 in a project, the > PHP Internationalization extension might be a better fit: > http://php.net/intl. It's available for PHP versions 5.2 > and up and is > faster, and perhaps more comprehensive than I18Nv2 will ever be. > > If you're still interested in I18Nv2, you can definitely become a > maintainer. Maintainership would involve: > > * fixing reported bugs on the package > * writing and maintaining unit tests > * general code maintennance, formatting, documentation, etc. > * writing end user documentation > * implementing new features > * releasing packages when bugs are fixed or features are implemented > > To maintain a PEAR package, you'll need to know PHP fairly well and be > able to conform to the PEAR coding conventions > (http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php). If, during > maintainership, you have questions, it is always appropriate to ask them > on pear-dev or on efnet IRC in #pear. > > If you're not really interested in the I18Nv2 package and just want to > become a maintainer of a PEAR package, there are many packages you could > help with. We'd be delighted to have help with any of them. > > Once you've chosen a package you will also need a PEAR account from > http://pear.php.net/account-request-existingpackage.php. Once > your PEAR > account is created, we'll help you get an SVN account from php.net. > > So, let us know (on pear-dev) if you're still interested in maintaining > a package, and we'll hook you up. > > Cheers, > > > Mike > > > 2010/1/4 Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson <helgith@gmail.com> > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > It would be alright for my part but since I haven't been particularly > > > active I would like to leave that up to the people on the pear > development > > > mailing list (list CC'ed). > > > They will asses and come back to you, and potentially assign a mentor > to > > > you that would be able to provide guidance around PEAR. > > > > > > From the top of my head, the first step would be to point to other open > > > source contributions, if any, for them to better assist you. > > > > > > All the best, > > > Helgi > > > > > > On 4 Jan 2010, at 08:55, Stelian Mocanita wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Helgi, > > > > > > > > I picked up your e-mail address from the PEAR Page so as you can > imagine > > > the inquiry is about a pear package. I was looking over the I18Nv2 > package > > > and saw that at this point is not maintained by anybody and that > > > contributors are welcome, so I would like to give in a hand if > possible. > > > > > > > > Some things about me: I am a web developer from Romania, mostly doing > PHP > > > lately (3 years or so) but fraternized with most of the web > technologies out > > > there. The reason I stopped at PHP is mainly the community and one of > the > > > new year's resolution is to start giving back. Two thinkgs I am keen > about > > > in Web in general and PHP in particular as Security and Web > Accesibility. > > > > > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you and I wish you all the best for > the > > > upcoming year. > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Stelian > > > > > > > > >