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diff --git a/docs/repository.html b/docs/repository.html index bb0ae008e5c..784ae2cbd8f 100644 --- a/docs/repository.html +++ b/docs/repository.html @@ -68,21 +68,39 @@ To get the Mesa sources anonymously (read-only): <h2 id="developer">Developer git Access</h2> <p> -Mesa developers need to first have an account on -<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org">freedesktop.org</a>. -To get an account, please ask Brian or the other Mesa developers for -permission. -Then, if there are no objections, follow this -<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests"> -procedure</a>. +If you wish to become a Mesa developer with git-write privilege, please +follow this procedure: </p> +<ol> +<li>Subscribe to the +<a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev">mesa-dev</a> +mailing list. +<li>Start contributing to the project by posting patches / review requests to +the mesa-dev list. Specifically, +<ul> +<li>Use <code>git send-mail</code> to post your patches to mesa-dev. +<li>Wait for someone to review the code and give you a <code>Reviewed-by</code> +statement. +<li>You'll have to rely on another Mesa developer to push your initial patches +after they've been reviewed. +</ul> +<li>After you've demonstrated the ability to write good code and have had +a dozen or so patches accepted you can apply for an account. +<li>Occasionally, but rarely, someone may be given a git account sooner, but +only if they're being supervised by another Mesa developer at the same +organization and planning to work in a limited area of the code or on a +separate branch. +<li>To apply for an account, follow +<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests">these directions</a>. +It's also appreciated if you briefly describe what you intend to do (work +on a particular driver, add a new extension, etc.) in the bugzilla record. +</ol> <p> Once your account is established: </p> <ol> -<li>Install the git software on your computer if needed.<br><br> <li>Get an initial, local copy of the repository with: <pre> git clone git+ssh://username@git.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/mesa |