> > surely there must be _some_ merit to creating a list of lower level

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> > development tasks (as dictated by those with experience to judge) to

> > encourage people to enter the development cycle.

>

> The most amusing thing about this thread is that such a list has been

> published for years (it's somewhat short right now, but there's some

> simple stuff in it) and is the first search hit when you search on one

> of the obvious queries on google.

Surely they are too busy whining at us for lists, to actually search

for the lists.
I'll say it again more clearly -- all of you whiners just plain suck.

We know you'll never write diffs, and it is up to you to prove us

wrong.  If you don't write diffs, we have a difficult time feeling any

loss.