Re: Introduction: JD Wilson

[Máirín Duffy]

Hi JD!

Are you working with anyone yet? Ww can definitely use your help!!!

Cheers,
~m

On August 19, 2018 9:06:59 PM EDT, JD Wilson <thejdwilson(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
> Hello, world!
>
> Who
> My name is JD Wilson. I am in the USA, Eastern Time Zone. I am a
> database
> developer/DBA with prior experience in both web and desktop
> development. My
> main focus these days is SQL, though most of my past work experience
> has
> been full stack web development. I've worked with the following web
> languages: PHP, Java (Apache Wicket), Coldfusion, HTML, CSS,
> Javascript/JQuery, Bootstrap, and Materialize CSS. I've played around
> with
> NodeJS, Spring, React, and C#. My web skills are admittedly a bit
> rusty, so
> I'll be best suited with some of the easier fixes.
>
> What
> I would like to contribute to the Fedora website development. Something
> I
> immediately noticed while creating my account was the outdated look and
> feel of the Fedora admin page (https://admin.fedoraproject.org/). I
> think
> there are a lot of easy fixes to make that section of the site look
> more
> modern, and to make the pages mobile-first. I'm assuming this area has
> higher access rights since I did not get the code to it when following
> these instructions (
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_fix_bugs_on_the_Fedora_Project_website).
> I also realize that a redesign of the site like that would require
> collaboration with the more senior members and would not be a
> solo-decision. It's just something that I thought would be a fun area
> to
> start contributing!
>
> Why
> I've wanted to contribute to Linux since I first began using it years
> ago,
> I just never knew how. The openness of the Fedora project to volunteers
> is
> what made me choose it over Ubuntu years ago. I knew that one day I
> would
> be writing an email like this, and to be honest it feels weird that I'm
> finally here. Time flies! I feel I am useful enough as a professional
> to
> make a difference in the Fedora community. I love the idea of open
> source
> software and I am ready to "walk the walk", to contribute to the
> success of
> Fedora rather than just stand on the shoulders of others. I don't just
> want
> to use Fedora, I want to help build it!
>
> I can pretty easily contribute 2-4 hours a week to start, and I would
> be
> willing to ramp it up as I get more involved with the team. My IRC
> handle
> is wilsonj. I am still trying to figure out exactly how all of this
> works,
> so I welcome any and all onboarding assistance.
>
>
> Look forward to meeting you all,
> JD 
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