Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of CollaborateOnGithub

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Jan 17, 2009, 7:28:46 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

mrts

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CollaborateOnGithub

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 = Collaboration on !GitHub =
 
-This page gives guidelines for distributed Django development.
+This page gives guidelines for distributed Django development. It is not officially part of the Django development process.
 
 == Prerequisites ==
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 == Work process ==
 
+The process should be managed with the '''Dictator and Lieutenants Workflow''', described at http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/#any-workflow.
+ * ''Dictators'' are core Django developers, who eventually merge the `git` branches back to Django trunk.
+ * ''Lieutenants'' are developers, who take the responsibility to steer and coordinate the work on a large feature (e.g. aggregates).
+ * ''Contributors'' are developers who contribute -- under lieutenant's guidance -- to the development of the feature.
+
 === Lieutenant ===
 
+ 1. Create a fork of the automatically updated Django SVN trunk mirror on !GitHub by clicking ''fork'' at http://github.com/django/django/tree/master
+ 1. Describe the design of the feature you implement on !GitHub project wiki, list tasks that need tackling so that contributors get a clear overview and pick tasks easily.
+ 1. Clone the fork to your workstation:
+ {{{
+git clone git@github.com:YOUR_NICK_HERE/django.git
+ }}}
+ 1. Add the upstream Django SVN mirror for tracking:
+ {{{
+cd django
+git remote add upstream git://github.com/django/django.git
+git fetch upstream
+ }}}
+
 === Contributor ===