[consulting] RE: [CS partners] Seeking experienced PHP developer

[Sami Khan]

Samantha,

I thought I'd chime in to save Kiran the work of typing this out :) Do you
have a CVS account? The very first thing is to get comfortable with CVS
and then apply for a CVS account with Drupal.org. This requires some sort
of novel idea for a module, well actually it has to be original not
necessarily that novel. Also, hiring a developer who has a CVS account and
is an active contributor, or even one who wishes to be, is a big plus.

A CVS account may be applied for here:
http://drupal.org/cvs-account

In terms of getting more involved, as you know each project has its own
project page which has a Request New Feature link under the Support
section. Requesting a feature there, or better yet posting a patch that
will add a feature to that module will get the module maintainer to
consider the patch, and many times will get that patch committed to the
module which will add your feature to the actual module. This in the long
run will be better for you because many times the module maintainer will
upgrade the module him or herself to the next version saving you from
upgrading your fork of the module.

Hope that helps, anything else, please ask, I am sure someone in this
group has the answer :)

Best Regards,
Sami Khan

> Thanks Kieran!
>
> In this case there's a lot of customization of modules in order... I've
> been
> building Drupal websites for 3 years and while there's a TON of great
> stuff
> that's come out in the past several months that I haven't implemented yet,
> I'm sure some new development is in order for this project.
>
> I do hope to build upon existing modules though, in a way that's useful
> for
> the maintainers... including LoginToboggin, Ecommerce, and Organic Groups.
>
> What would be REALLY helpful would be any tips / best practices for
> getting
> involved with developing and contributing modules. Up to now I've quietly
> worked behind the scenes as an implementor and now I want to be more
> active
> in making contributions.
>
> Any guidance on that front would be much appreciated ;)
>
> Best,
> -Samantha
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: Kieran Lal [mailto:kieran at civicspacelabs.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 2:25 PM
> To: Samantha Moscheck
> Cc: consulting at drupal.org
> Subject: Re: [CS partners] Seeking experienced PHP developer
>
>
>
> On Apr 21, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Samantha Moscheck wrote:
>
>
> We're seeking a web developer with PHP and MySQL experience and at least 2
> years of experience building complex web applications.
>
> Drupal experience is a huge plus, but not required. Willingness to learn
> Drupal is critical. We seek somebody who is now, or would like to become,
> a
> member of Drupal's development community. We will be extending adding new
> customizations to several Drupal modules. All the work will be contributed
> back to the community. If you'll be developing Drupal modules for the
> first
> time, you'll have the opportunity to learn from a Drupal core developer.
>
> Most of our clients are small organizations and businesses that contribute
> toward social, economic and environmental justice. See our website to
> learn
> more about us and who we work with: www.digitalaid.net
>
> We seek a 3-month contract position for 10-20 hours per week to focus on a
> single large project. There is a strong possibility of extending this to a
> longer term contract. You must be located within 4 time zones of the
> Pacific
> Standard time zone.
>
> To apply, send your resume, URL, sample PHP code, and hourly rate to
> sam at digitalaid.net
>
>
> Samantha, don't be shy about putting your requirements for module
> functionality on the list. A lot of us like to brag about how many modules
> we know we might just build your site for you, right here on the list :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Kieran
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
> -Samantha Moscheck
> www.digitalaid.net
>
>
>
>
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