Developer Information

Tux of Math Command, is an open-source/free-software project. It is published under the GNU GPL.

We are always looking for developers and testers to assist us in making it a better application. If you are interrested in helping with the development of Tux Typing, then please contact one of the following persons.

TuxMath Developer Resources

The Tux of Math Command project ("TuxMath" for short), is being hosted by the great folks at SourceForge. You can find it's project page here.

Here are some of the administrative and developmental features we use:

• TuxMath News: Here is where you will find all the latest news items relating to the TuxMath project.
• Bug Submission/Tracking: If you are a tester, this is where you can submit bugs. If you are a developer, feel free to browse these listed bugs and see if you can resolve them.
• Mailing Lists: TuxMath has two mailing lists available, one for developers and one for announcements. The developer one is for those interrested in assisting with the project by contributing code or finding bugs. The announcement one is a very low traffic, moderated list for TuxMath related announcements.
• CVS: The source code for TuxMath is stored in the CVS at SourceForge. It can be obtained (anonymously) and tracked here. Some links relating to CVS are:
  • Open Source Development with CVS by Karl Fogel is an excellent book on CVS. It can be purchased here, and selected chapters (covered by the Gnu GPL) can be found here.
  
  
  • SourceForge has a nice HOWTO on CVS as it pertains to SourceForge's repository. They also have a FAQ.
    
  
  

TuxMath also uses an IRC channel on OpenProjects Network.

IRC channel on OPN: #tuxmath