docs: update the instructions for getting a git account

Reviewed-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
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Brian Paul 2016-04-25 10:13:32 -06:00
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<h2 id="developer">Developer git Access</h2>
<p>
Mesa developers need to first have an account on
<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org">freedesktop.org</a>.
To get an account, please ask Brian or the other Mesa developers for
permission.
Then, if there are no objections, follow this
<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests">
procedure</a>.
If you wish to become a Mesa developer with git-write privilege, please
follow this procedure:
</p>
<ol>
<li>Subscribe to the
<a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev">mesa-dev</a>
mailing list.
<li>Start contributing to the project by posting patches / review requests to
the mesa-dev list. Specifically,
<ul>
<li>Use <code>git send-mail</code> to post your patches to mesa-dev.
<li>Wait for someone to review the code and give you a <code>Reviewed-by</code>
statement.
<li>You'll have to rely on another Mesa developer to push your initial patches
after they've been reviewed.
</ul>
<li>After you've demonstrated the ability to write good code and have had
a dozen or so patches accepted you can apply for an account.
<li>Occasionally, but rarely, someone may be given a git account sooner, but
only if they're being supervised by another Mesa developer at the same
organization and planning to work in a limited area of the code or on a
separate branch.
<li>To apply for an account, follow
<a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/AccountRequests">these directions</a>.
It's also appreciated if you briefly describe what you intend to do (work
on a particular driver, add a new extension, etc.) in the bugzilla record.
</ol>
<p>
Once your account is established:
</p>
<ol>
<li>Install the git software on your computer if needed.<br><br>
<li>Get an initial, local copy of the repository with:
<pre>
git clone git+ssh://username@git.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/mesa