#36 Welcome to Fedora @calejvaldez!
Opened 4 months ago by ankursinha. Modified a month ago

Welcome

Hello @calejvaldez ! 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.

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! :)

Get to know each other better

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:

    • have you participated in FOSS before, or is this the first time?
    • how do you imagine your place in a FOSS community?
  • your background/skills, for example:

    • community development and outreach, campaigning, journalism
    • Operating System (Do you use GNU/Linux as your main OS? Is Fedora Linux your main distribution?)
    • non-software development: design (Inkscape/Gimp/?), music/video/podcasting, marketing, language proficiency
    • software development related: command line, version control: git/hg/svn/?, rpm/packaging, programming languages/frameworks/utilities, testing, infrastructure/sysadmin
  • your experience in communication platforms:

    • have you used mailing lists before?
    • what is your preferred real time chat platform?
    • have you helped with moderating/administering forums?
  • 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. :).


Metadata Update from @calejvaldez:
- Issue untagged with: C: Introduction requested
- Issue tagged with: S: Introduced myself

4 months ago

Done!

I added everything in the mailing list. :)

If there's anything else I should read/do, please let me know!

I went ahead and looked through the chart in How is Fedora Organized?, and so far I think my best fit might be somewhere in...

  • Fedora Mindshare Committee -> Design -> UI/UX
  • Fedora Mindshare Committee -> Websites & Apps
  • FESCo -> Quality
  • FESCo -> Editions -> Workstation

I think I'd thrive best in UI/UX or Websites & Apps, but I'd love to get to know the Quality process or something in Workstation too. :)

Metadata Update from @calejvaldez:
- Issue tagged with: C: Needs response

4 months ago

Sounds great. Each of these teams have their own meeting schedules, discussion channels, and onboarding process. So, perhaps attending their meetings and joining their discussion channels would be a good place to start. That'll give you an idea of what's going on, and then you can introduce yourself to them when you're comfortable enough and join in.

How does that sound?

That's perfect. Thank you!

Metadata Update from @calejvaldez:
- Issue untagged with: C: Needs response

4 months ago

Metadata Update from @theprogram:
- Issue tagged with: C: Progress check 1, I: Design, I: Quality assurance, I: Web development

a month ago

Hi Carlos,

How are you getting on in the Fedora ecosystem?
I really like that you expressed an interest in two hours a week. very reasonable.

Did you contact any areas that interested you? Did you get the feedback you need from them?

We have a web project upcoming that may be of interest for you to participate in.

Let me know if you need anything.

Cheers,
Mat

Hi! I've been a bit busy lately, so I haven't been able to contribute yet. I did join the Fedora Web & Apps chat, and expect to work on website-related issues. I am also taking like to learn Vue.

Ultimately, all good on my end. Simply waiting for free time to start. :^)

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