Hello @mhj99! Welcome to Fedora!
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These links are a good read to begin with. They tell you what the Free/Open Source community is about, and then they'll introduce you to Fedora: what Fedora is all about, and what we do, and of course, how we do it:
Next, when you're ready, could you please introduce yourself (preferably on the list) so that the community can get to know you? (Interests, skills, anything you wish to say about yourself really).
Finally, could you let us know how you learned about the Fedora project? Was it from a colleague, or social media, for example?
If you have any questions at all, please ask! We'll use this ticket to keep in touch! :)
In addition, could you provide some information to understand your requirements better? (You can write them in the introduction, or answer here if you feel more comfortable).
For example:
your experience with Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities/ecosystems:
your background/skills, for example:
your experience in communication platforms:
how much time are you looking to/are you able to spend on volunteering (approximate hours per week)?
Remember that this is not a job interview at all. This is just an icebreaker to help all your new friends get to know you quicker. The better we know you, the better we can support you in identifying Fedora activities that promise to be relevant for you.
Please write how much/whatever you wish. :).
Hi all,
First of all, about me. I've always been interested in Linux and open source for many years now. I liked how it's about giving to the people and how the people themselves are in control of the software and can modify anything about it. I have an Associates in Computer Programming, but I mostly know C++ and Python, and more C++ than anything else truthfully. I am willing to learn more to contribute more though. My hobbies are reading(Usually sci-fi and history books), writing(Mostly blog posts on my own site and on my Gemini protocol site), video games(Especially fighting, racing and RPGs), and I have interests in photography and music as well. Regarding Linux again, I have setup many systems over my life, from CentOS to NixOS to Arch.
Regarding having participated in FOSS, nope, never! As far as my place, I would think either bug hunting or docs!
I've never done any community outreach either. My operating systems are currently NixOS on my main Intel NUC, Fedora Silverblue 37 Beta on a laptop and Fedora XFCE 36 on another, old laptop! I've never done either non-software development or regular software development.
As far as communication platforms, I like IRC and Matrix, with Matrix preferred. I've used mailing lists before but I've never moderated a forum, just a mailing list.
The times I am looking to spend volunteering are 30 hours per week, if that is realistic!
If you have more questions let me know! I'm eager to start!
Thanks, mhj
Metadata Update from @hhlp: - Issue untagged with: C: Introduction requested - Issue tagged with: I: Development, S: Introduced myself
Hi there, how is it going? Is there anything we can help with?
Metadata Update from @ankursinha: - Issue tagged with: C: Progress check 1
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