Updated developer info
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need and start writing.
Q8. Okay, so how do I submit a patch?
-A8. Run: "diff -u oldfile newfile > patchfile" against the file(s) you have
- changed. Then mail the output to any member of the development team and
- we will take it under consideration. (Please remember that all
- submissions are not automatically accepted, this is nothing personal.)
+A8. Run: "diff -ub oldfile newfile > patchfile" against the file(s) you have
+ changed. Then mail the output to the rockbox mailing list and
+ we will take it under consideration. Please remember that all
+ submissions are not automatically accepted. This is nothing personal.
- Of if you would like to run the diff against the current cvs code:
- cvs diff -ub [file(s)]
+ Preferrably, run the diff against the current cvs code:
+ cvs diff -ub > patchfile
Q9. I want to join the development team, but don't have a SourceForge account,
what should I do?
-A9. Head on over to http://sourceforge.net/account/register.php and create an
- account for yourself.
+A9. You don't need a SourceForge account to help developing Rockbox. Just
+ submit patches to the mailing list as per the instructions above.
+
+ If your patches are consistently well-written and thus accepted, you may
+ ultimately be offered CVS commit access. If that should happen, you will
+ need to get a Sourceforge account:
+ http://sourceforge.net/account/register.php
Q10. Do you have a mailing list?
A10. Sure do! As a matter of fact, we have several of them for specific
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Q39: Can the Player LCD font be modified?
A39: The simple answer is no. The more detailed answer is that we have
the ability to change/create up to 4 chars on one model and 8 on another.
- We currently use several of this 'letters' to store icons for the player.
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+ We currently use several of this 'letters' to store icons for the player.