Hello @brianmcarey ! Welcome to Fedora!
Before we begin, please subscribe to the Fedora join mailing list at fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org. We use this list for general discussion, and it is also where the community shares tasks that need help.
You can also sign into the Fedora community Matrix chat server using your Fedora account. Most teams will have rooms here. You can join whichever ones you find interesting. (More about teams and communication platforms in the links below)
The links below 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. They are all optional and they are by no means "complete", so please read what you find interesting and skip bits that you already know :)
Next, when you're ready, could you please introduce yourself (preferably on the mailing list) so that the community can get to know you? See the next section for some ideas on what to say.
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! :)
We are all friends in the community, and it helps us all to know a little about each other. Please tell us about yourself---whatever you wish to say. Note that this is not a job interview! It is just an icebreaker to help all us all get to know each other better. The better we know each other, the better we can support each other in identifying relevant/interesting Fedora activities.
Here are some ideas:
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)?
I've posted an introduction to the mailing list - https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/FRSWPXHATGAWUTCPSU3AE4YEL66DYO6V/
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@ankursinha - I posted an introduction to the mailing list a while ago, I have joined a few of the mailing lists and matrix rooms that I think would be interesting to me. What are the next steps from here?
The general idea is that you hang about in the channels and learn what each team/sig/group is upto, and when you feel comfortable enough, you volunteer to help with some task they're looking at.
What groups are you looking at? Your intro mentions docs and QA, so you could start helping those teams already if you wish:
Thanks @ankursinha - I will take a look at those links and will keep an eye out for something I can help out with. Also interested in CI, rust and go sigs.
Metadata Update from @brianmcarey: - Issue untagged with: C: Needs response - Issue tagged with: I: Development, I: Infrastructure, I: Packaging, I: QA
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