Contributing to SubSonic [closed]

Question

I've made some modifications to SubSonic 3.0 in order to allow it to run on .Net Compact Framework 3.5, as well as use more complex entity-table mapping and entity tracking (so it's more like Linq-to-SQL). I'd be interested in contributing these back to the project, but I don't find any documentation on how to contribute to the project, and what sort of qualifications the code is expected to have before it is looked at. This could just be a function of me not really understanding how to use Git.

As an experienced OSS developer and contributor, I've tried the usual mailing list/IIRC approaches, but it appears that the mailing list is unavailable. The project Wiki recommends to use StackOverflow to post questions about the project.

Any guidance on the matter would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I think you're not trying the right list - I get every email that comes through and respond from time to time (if I have... time).

I'd love to have your contribution. The simplest way is to fork our stuff at Github to your own repo, then send me a pull request (see our contributor's video on our doc's site).

The group is subsonicproject@googlegroups - it's pretty active and yes we have some spam issues.

Answer 2

You should post your questions to the Google Groups Discussion for Subsonic Developers.

They will help you figure out how to contribute, if you're serious about working on Subsonic.

Answer 3

Quick answer: join the mailing list/IRC channel/whatever they use to communicate, write a message describing your improvements, and attach a patch using git-diff. There's a very good chance you'll get a response and improvement suggestions (or simply a link for further reading).