Hello @zeffar ! Welcome to Fedora!
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Hello! your experience with Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities/ecosystems: - I've done some small PRs for a FOSS ecosystem specializing in wind turbine controllers, but nothing related to operating systems. - I don't have a clear image in mind of my place in this community, but I sure do hope I'll be able to help :)
your background/skills: - I've worked at Google as a software engineering intern on an embedded research project. - I'm currently a 2nd year CS student in Bucharerst, Romania - I do use Linux primarily, on my laptop I'm running Fedora with KDE and on my PC I have a dual boot with Fedora Gnome and a highly customized Windows 10, which I use for gaming. I have used the following distros in the past, before settling on Fedora: OpenSUSE, Gentoo, Manjaro, Mint, Alpine (for a server), Ubuntu. - I'm comfortable with git and I can learn other version controls if needed - My main programming languages are C, C++, Python
your experience in communication platforms: - Never used a mailing list before, but I'll learn - I don't have a favorite real-time chat platform, I'll use whatever the majority here uses - I've administered forums and large discord servers (20k+ members, STEM related)
how much time are you looking to/are you able to spend on volunteering (approximate hours per week)? It will depend on how enjoyable the projects are, so anywhere between 2 - 20 h/week
Hi @zeffar , how are you doing? Is there anything we can help with?
Hello! I haven't had time to browse though most of the communities here due to my work but I'd love to dive in and help with whatever I can. Knowing a bit about my background (to also be noted that I enjoy toying around with Reinforcement Learning and general AI), where do you think would be a good direction to head towards, @ankursinha ? I'm looking forward to any kind of technical contribution that I'm suited for.
Metadata Update from @theprogram: - Issue untagged with: C: Introduction requested - Issue tagged with: C: Progress check 1, C: Progress check 2, S: Introduced myself
Hi Zeffar,
Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner.
How have you found the Fedora ecosystem? Did you find a group to interest you?
There are some considerations regarding AI at Fedora, I can try and look them up for you if you can't find them.
Let us know if you need anything and we'll try more this time. Do put a 'tag' up with needs response will help us see you better.
Regards, Mat
Hi!
Unfortunately I didn't make the time to get interested in the groups of the ecosystem, but I just finished my exams so I have some spare time.
On the flip side, I've been working on some wayland tools for multi-minitor set-ups, as already existing tools such as ydotool are severely lacking compared to their xorg counterparts.
My question about general guidance still stands, I'd appreciate a bit of directional input, as I'm still not a FOSS veteran.
All the best!
Multi-monitors for Wayland eh, yes that will be a great contribution. There isa thread on ask Fedora https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-41-and-two-monitors/144045/5 which may be related ... Do you know what is going on with how the system 'chooses' which monitor to display on?
To me it sound like you have great ideas and projects - we need to help you get connected to people working on similar things. I'll look into that in the next few days.
Do you have your projects up on GitLab or packaged in the COPR? https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/
Are you on Matrix?
Best regards, Mat
Hey,
I'm not particularly familiar with how KWin and Libdrm function under the hood yet but I'm looking into it. Thanks for the threads!
I don't have my projects up on any of the two, I'm currently working on a PR for ydotool on github instead.
If you'd be so kind, though, I'd love to get connected to the people working on PipeWire and contribute there :) I've been struggling a lot with configuring multiple audio profiles on separate sinks and seamlessly transitioning between them so I want to learn how it functions on a lower level and help with making a more easy to use UI
I am on Matrix, yes: @zeffar:fedora.im
Ok, Wow! PipeWire is not rumoured to be easy! They do have a reputation of being collaborative and open to contribution though.
PipeWire is upstream of Fedora, so Fedora will have a package maintainer and people may contribute but it is essentially a separate project. There will be a package maintainer who you may be interested in talking with. You can find their details at https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/pipewire/pipewire/
Become acquainted with the related packages and you could start to think about how to improve the Fedora PipeWire experience.
PipeWire is developed at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/ I do not have any contacts there. I would recommend studying up and getting well acquainted before introducing yourself. Once you feel familiar with their development you could approach them and see what they need from a new contributor.
I also found a PipeWire Guide, which could be a great way to contribute while learning the ropes.
Within Fedora though we do have docs https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/docs/ for authoritative information and a wiki for development purposes https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Project_Wiki You could consider writing or adding to these documentation portals while you learn more about PipeWire development.
You could also reach out on the discussion.fedoraproject.org it does not look like much to do with audio or PipeWire is on Matrix.
Well that is a ton of work! So no need to rush, have a look around and I'll check in with you in a couple of weeks.
EDIT: there is also the PipeWire docs at https://docs.pipewire.org/devel/page_tutorial1.html
Cheers,
Mat
On 9/2/25 17:43, George Manolachi wrote:
zeffar added a new comment to an issue you are following: `` Hey, I'm not particularly familiar with how KWin and Libdrm function under the hood yet but I'm looking into it. Thanks for the threads! I don't have my projects up on any of the two, I'm currently working on a PR for ydotool on github instead. If you'd be so kind, though, I'd love to get connected to the people working on PipeWire and contribute there :) I've been struggling a lot with configuring multiple audio profiles on separate sinks and seamlessly transitioning between them so I want to learn how it functions on a lower level and help with making a more easy to use UI I am on Matrix, yes: @zeffar:fedora.im All the best! `` To reply, visit the link below or just reply to this email https://pagure.io/fedora-join/WelcomeToFedora/issue/29
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All the best! ``
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Hi Zeffar, Did you manage to get a hold of anyone in Pipewire? I'm seeing a number of Pipewire and audio issues come up in discussion.fedoraproject.org have you thought about writing any docs on teh subject?
All the best, just let us know if we can do anything for you. Mat.
Metadata Update from @theprogram: - Issue tagged with: C: Progress check 3 - Final
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