8:26 p.m.
Hey docs people! I'm working on FAS2, its getting real close. I was
wondering if someone would draft up what they want the welcome email to
say when people sign up for an account for the first time. Something to
encourage them and help them through the process of what to do after the
cla is signed.
Joining the Fedora Project is like walking into IKEA the first time. Lets
try to ease that :)
-Mike
4:57 a.m.
On 29/02/2008, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath(a)redhat.com> wrote:
Hey docs people! I'm working on FAS2, its getting real close. I
was
wondering if someone would draft up what they want the welcome email to
say when people sign up for an account for the first time. Something to
encourage them and help them through the process of what to do after the
cla is signed.
Joining the Fedora Project is like walking into IKEA the first time. Lets
try to ease that :)
Urm...this is maybe a bit longer than you had in mind? But you might like it:
--------------------------
Welcome to the Fedora Project. Now that you've signed up for an
account you're probably desperate to start contributing, and with that
in mind we hope this e-mail might guide you in the right direction to
make this process as easy as possible.
Fedora is an exciting project with lots going on, and you can
contribute in a huge number of ways, using all sorts of different
skill sets. To find out about the different ways you can contribute to
Fedora, you can visit our join page which provides more information
about all the different roles we have available.
http://fedoraproject.org/en/join-fedora
If you already know how you want to contribute to Fedora, and have
found the group already working in the area you're interested in, then
there are a few more steps for you to get going.
Foremost amongst these is to sign up for the team or project's mailing
list that you're interested in - and if you're interested in more than
one group's work, feel free to sign up for as many mailing lists as
you like! This is because mailing lists are where the majority of work
gets organised and tasks assigned, so to stay in the loop be sure to
keep up with the messages.
Once this is done, it's probably wise to send a short introduction to
the list letting them know what experience you have and how you'd like
to help. From here, existing members of the team will help you to find
your feet as a Fedora contributor.
And finally, from all of us here at the Fedora Project, we're looking
forward to working with you!
----------------------
Best wishes,
Jon
12:50 p.m.
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
On 29/02/2008, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> Hey docs people! I'm working on FAS2, its getting real close. I was
> wondering if someone would draft up what they want the welcome email to
> say when people sign up for an account for the first time. Something to
> encourage them and help them through the process of what to do after the
> cla is signed.
>
> Joining the Fedora Project is like walking into IKEA the first time. Lets
> try to ease that :)
Urm...this is maybe a bit longer than you had in mind? But you might like it:
Thanks, added :)
-Mike
7:18 p.m.
On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 10:57 +0000, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
On 29/02/2008, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> Hey docs people! I'm working on FAS2, its getting real close. I was
> wondering if someone would draft up what they want the welcome email to
> say when people sign up for an account for the first time. Something to
> encourage them and help them through the process of what to do after the
> cla is signed.
>
> Joining the Fedora Project is like walking into IKEA the first time. Lets
> try to ease that :)
Urm...this is maybe a bit longer than you had in mind? But you might like it:
--------------------------
Welcome to the Fedora Project. Now that you've signed up for an
account you're probably desperate to start contributing, and with that
in mind we hope this e-mail might guide you in the right direction to
make this process as easy as possible.
Fedora is an exciting project with lots going on, and you can
contribute in a huge number of ways, using all sorts of different
skill sets. To find out about the different ways you can contribute to
Fedora, you can visit our join page which provides more information
about all the different roles we have available.
http://fedoraproject.org/en/join-fedora
If you already know how you want to contribute to Fedora, and have
found the group already working in the area you're interested in, then
there are a few more steps for you to get going.
Foremost amongst these is to sign up for the team or project's mailing
list that you're interested in - and if you're interested in more than
one group's work, feel free to sign up for as many mailing lists as
you like! This is because mailing lists are where the majority of work
gets organised and tasks assigned, so to stay in the loop be sure to
keep up with the messages.
Once this is done, it's probably wise to send a short introduction to
the list letting them know what experience you have and how you'd like
to help. From here, existing members of the team will help you to find
your feet as a Fedora contributor.
And finally, from all of us here at the Fedora Project, we're looking
forward to working with you!
One question about this email. If someone's gone through the CLA
process to get this email, haven't they already discovered this
information -- as part of reading the Join process that got them to that
step to begin with?
Maybe we should be using this email to tell them about things like:
* fedorapeople.org, directing them to the FAQ at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
* planet for bloggers, FAQ at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Planet
* gobby for collaboration
* other resources...
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9:19 p.m.
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> forward to working with you!
One question about this email. If someone's gone through the CLA
process to get this email, haven't they already discovered this
information -- as part of reading the Join process that got them to that
step to begin with?
Maybe we should be using this email to tell them about things like:
* fedorapeople.org, directing them to the FAQ at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
* planet for bloggers, FAQ at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Planet
* gobby for collaboration
* other resources...
Actually this is pre-CLA. This is the email they first get and it
includes their generated password, we use it as a way to verify the email
address they've included.
Perhaps a blurb about the CLA and why its important would be good.
-Mike
3:57 a.m.
> * fedorapeople.org, directing them to the FAQ at
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
> * planet for bloggers, FAQ at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Planet
> * gobby for collaboration
> * other resources...
Actually this is pre-CLA. This is the email they first get and it
includes their generated password, we use it as a way to verify the email
address they've included.
Perhaps a blurb about the CLA and why its important would be good.
OK, attempt no. 2:
------------------
Welcome to the Fedora Project. Now that you've signed up for an
account you're probably desperate to start contributing, and with that
in mind we hope this e-mail might guide you in the right direction to
make this process as easy as possible.
If you already know how you want to contribute to Fedora, and have
found the group already working in the area you're interested in, then
there are a few more steps for you to get going.
Foremost amongst these is to sign the Contributor License Agreement.
This ensures that any work that is submitted to the project conforms
with the ideas of free and open source software, protecting both your
work and the project as a whole. It does not in anyway affect your
rights to use your contributions for any other purposes, but it is a
necessary step in joining.
Next up is to sign up for the team or project's mailing
list that you're interested in - and if you're interested in more than
one group's work, feel free to sign up for as many mailing lists as
you like! This is because mailing lists are where the majority of work
gets organised and tasks assigned, so to stay in the loop be sure to
keep up with the messages.
Once this is done, it's probably wise to send a short introduction to
the list letting them know what experience you have and how you'd like
to help. From here, existing members of the team will help you to find
your feet as a Fedora contributor.
You might also be interested to note that, as a Fedora contributor
there are a number of resources that you can take advantage of to aid
your collaboration with other users:
* fedorapeople.org is a personal space where contributors can upload
files for sharing with the world. Perfect for specfiles, patches,
images, personal repositories etc. You can find more information on
the FAQ:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
* planet.fedoraproject.org is where we aggregate all contributor
blogs. Even if you don't blog it's useful to follow the planet to get
an inside look at what's happening in our community
* and more...? I can't find info on gobby and my mind is blank!
And finally, from all of us here at the Fedora Project, we're looking
forward to working with you!
-------------
Better/worse?
Jon
1:46 p.m.
On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> > * fedorapeople.org, directing them to the FAQ at
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/fedorapeople.org
> > * planet for bloggers, FAQ at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Planet
> > * gobby for collaboration
> > * other resources...
>
>
> Actually this is pre-CLA. This is the email they first get and it
> includes their generated password, we use it as a way to verify the email
> address they've included.
>
> Perhaps a blurb about the CLA and why its important would be good.
OK, attempt no. 2:
Side note about this, FAS2 has an online help system. Its all in one file
and we're hoping it will be translated pretty easily. But we'd love
updates from you guys for it to make as much sense as possible. We're
still working on putting the items in there but once thats done I'll make
sure to send the file to this list so anyone who might be inclined can
turn it into proper english :)
-Mike
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