Contribute to Dicot
The Dicot project is looking for new contributors with a variety of skills and interests. The only prerequisite is an interest & passion for managing KVM virtual machines on the Kubernetes platform. A non-exhaustive list of possible areas for contribution includes:
- Software development: the primary codebase integrating with Kubernetes is written in Go, and leverages libvirt and KVM on Linux hosts.
- Website curation: this website is maintained in markdown served by the Jekyll content publishing system. There is a need for people to both author new content and curate the existing content to better serve the needs of the project
- Testing: the project aims to utilize automated testing where practical. There is always scope to broaden the test scenarios, whether by providing new host platforms to execute tests on, or writing new tests, or even doing manual testing of things which can’t be automated yet.
- User assistance: while the project aims to provide an easy on-ramp for new users deploying the code, there will always be times where users to seek assistance from experts. Those interested in support are encouraged to engage with users in the forums, IRC channel, and any other appropriate venue.
- Evangalism: a project is nothing without users, so there is a critical need for people to spread knowledge & passion about the project to potential new users & contributors.
For contributions which involve changes to the project’s GIT repositories, consult the contribution workflow document.
Instant messaging / chat
The project uses the #dicot IRC channel on the Freenode
network. IRC is accessible from a wide variety of
desktop messaging applications, or alternatively use the generic in-browser
client
When using IRC bear in mind that project members are on a variety of timezones, so will not neccessarily be online at the same time as you. This also means that many members will inevitably miss conversations that take place online. For these reasons, detailed technical design discussions are often better held over email, leaving IRC for matters which require realtime engagement.
E-Mail / Forums
The project uses the dicot-dev Google Group as a forum for developer
discussions. To join the group, visit the online web
interface. After joining
messages can be sent either via the web interface, or directly via e-mail to
the address dicot-dev@googlegroups.com
Development resources
The development of Dicot relies on a number of online services
Source repository
All the source code assocaited with the project is managed in the GIT version control system, hosted on github. The primary repositories are:
- dicot-api - The REST APIs to enable OpenStack compatible clients to use KubeVirt and Kubernetes
- dicot.github.io - The source for this entire website
Social media
The project maintains a presence in various social media systems to spread news and other interesting information related to the project