<br>Thanks to those of you who have signed for joining<br>the ITK development team.<br><br>We have reorganized the Wiki page<br><br><a href="http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0">http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0</a><br>
<br>and probably will avoid this time copying he list of<br>bugs from the MANTIS bug tracker into the Wiki <br>page.<br><br>The place to start at this point is for you create your accounts<br><a href="http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0#Accounts_to_Create">http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0#Accounts_to_Create</a><br>
<br>and to get familiar with the software process:<br><a href="http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0#Procedures_to_Learn">http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_10th_Anniversary_Activities/Adopt-A-Bug_2.0#Procedures_to_Learn</a><br>
<br><br>Probably the best first exercise is to submit <br>an Experimental build to the Dashboard.<br><br><br>Please let us know of any difficulties you encounter<br>with the instructions, so that we can improve the <br>process for new developers.  We want this process<br>
to be as painless as possible.<br><br><br>     Thanks<br><br><br>          Luis<br><br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Luis Ibanez <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:luis.ibanez@kitware.com">luis.ibanez@kitware.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Now that ITK 3.18 has been released</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">, <br>
we are launching a new initiative for </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">recruiting new ITK developers.</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We are looking for new Brains and new Blood !!</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br>(preferably together...)     </span>:-)<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As any other software project, ITK has</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> a dynamic<br>

flow of developers that come</span> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">and go following their<br>career paths, </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">course schedules and personal interests.<br>

<br>Therefore, we must continuously replenish the development<br>team by embracing new developers who may want to hold<br>the flag of Open Source against the forces of Darkness.<br><br><br>If you are an user of ITK and want to:<br>

<br>* Give back to the ITK community<br></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">* Learn about Test Driven Development <br>* Gain experience
 on a large scale Open Source project</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">* Learn more about the inner working of image analysis</span><br>* Fix that ITK bug that has been bothering you...<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">   <br><br>Then, here is your opportunity <br>for making a life-changing decision !<br><br><br>Join the ITK development team by <br>simply signing up for:<br><br><br>

               ADOPT-A-BUG   2.0<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br><a href="http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program" target="_blank">http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.kitware.com/news/home/browse/ITK?2010_04_19&amp;Adopt+A+Bug+2.0" target="_blank">http://www.kitware.com/news/home/browse/ITK?2010_04_19&amp;Adopt+A+Bug+2.0</a><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<br><br>You will receive full developer status, including<br>CVS write access, bug tracker developer level,<br>and the opportunity to drive the progress of the<br>toolkit.<br><br><br>You will also be brainwashed on the ultimate<br>

superiority of Test Driven Development as <br>stringent software development methodology<br>and about the advantages that Agile Development<br>has over waterfall models.<br><br><br>      Your Life will Never be the Same !<br>

<br><br><br>We are looking for about 25 new developers,<br>so don&#39;t be shy, there is room for everybody.<br><br>Just sign up for the program at:<br><br><a href="http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program" target="_blank">http://www.itk.org/Wiki/ITK_Adopt_a_Bug_Program</a><br>

<br><br>-------------------------------------------------------<br><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For more arguments in favor of why you </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">should join the ITK development team,</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">please look at the two following blog posts:</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">&quot;Opening Open Source&quot;</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/13" target="_blank">http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/13</a></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
&quot;Learn To Love Maintenance&quot;</span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<a href="http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/24" target="_blank">http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/24</a></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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