Posted by Deus Invictus on Apr 30, 2013; 4:03pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Best-Place-to-Start-tp5707977.html

I've been using FOSS Software for  over 15 years, but I've never contributed to any projects.  I don't do PC Programming professionally, and have never really had the time or felt comfortable with my skills to try and help with any projects, but I've decided maybe that's time to change.   Since I know C++ and some Qt (Intermediate skill level) and I think CAD needs some good representation in the FOSS world I decided I would like to try and contribute to LibreCAD.  Having never been involved with any FOSS project I really don't know the best place to start.  I'm in the middle of setting up a laptop that I will be using for development (running Arch Linux) and have Qt Creator installed and downloaded the LibreCAD code from git.  I don't have it compiling yet, it gave me errors about boost which I didn't have installed, and my internet access is a bit inconsistent at the moment so I haven't fixed this.  I figured while I'm trying to get my system set up I would start by posting here asking for suggestions/advice on what to do/where to start since this whole concept of working on a FOSS project (or even a large scale program) is new to me .