X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org./rails.git/blobdiff_plain/bcd3805f22767a02cb9e3490a11de562fcb7bda5..75a776a574cd6a711c0b4bf854701646c37c391c:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index edad66cc0..c59f9f0ef 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ will be a better place to start. Anybody hacking on the code is welcome to join the [rails-dev](http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/rails-dev) mailing list where other people hacking on the code hang out and will be happy -to help with any problems you may encounter. +to help with any problems you may encounter. If you are looking for a +project to help out with, please take a look at the list of +[Top Ten Tasks](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Top_Ten_Tasks) that +EWG maintains on the wiki. There are also weekly IRC meetings, at 1800 GMT on Mondays in #osm-ewg on the OFTC network where questions can be asked and ideas discussed. For more @@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ helpful as a reference. ## Coding style When writing code it is generally a good idea to try and match your -formatting to hat of any existing code in the same file, or to other +formatting to that of any existing code in the same file, or to other similar files if you are writing new code. Consistency of layout is far more important that the layout itself as it makes reading code much easier. @@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ and why it should be the way it is. When you submit patches, the project maintainer has to read them and understand them. This is difficult enough at the best of times, and misunderstanding patches can lead to them being more difficult to -merge. To help wit this, when submitting you should: +merge. To help with this, when submitting you should: * Split up large patches into smaller units of functionality. * Keep your commit messages relevant to the changes in each individual