Description: ------------ We aren't gaining enough developers quickly. We should examine how pearweb can help us do that. From IRC: (9:31:52 PM) CloCkWeRX: what's the process-flow from pear.php.net? (9:32:47 PM) CloCkWeRX: ie, i click into 'developers' and i don't have a "How do I contribute" link / also there's no wonderful button in the bug tracker which converts an outside to a pear dev. (9:32:48 PM) bentob0x left the room (quit: Read error: Connection reset by peer). (9:33:16 PM) helgi: mm yes how do I contribute would be a good link in developers Test script: --------------- Log in to pear.php.net Try to find out how to become a developer/contributor Expected result: ---------------- It's easy Actual result: -------------- It's not

So, problem one: I want to make a pear package. I think I have wonderful code. I end up -> docs -> manual -> contributing your own code -> http://pear.php.net/manual/en/developers.contributing.php Problem two: PEPR proposal process. I'm eager to contribute, I want to be part of PEAR. PEAR should encourage me (through links or otherwise) to not only make a new package, but to get involved in other packages. Problem three: We need a nice way to recognize newcomers to the community. These people have created a new package, and are still eager to be involved. Pearweb does not allow me to easily point them in the right directions

See also: http://www.nabble.com/PEAR-Contributions-td18661411.html

Look at dmoz.org and how they encourage "editors" to signup on almost every page of their website.