[Fedora-join] Any newcomers here?

[Sandeep Sukhani]

Hi,
Overwhelming to see such concern from team. I am a student, about to finish
my masters. I always wonder how to get started, even by going through "get
started" column of open source or linux communities' website.
I have keen interest in working on systems programming, I dont have much
experience, but having good programming and logical skill, a helping hand
would add a lot to my knowledge and my contribution to community.
I am always ready to learn new things.
Reply would be awaited.:)
Thanks and Regards!


On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Mathieu Bridon <bochecha at fedoraproject.org
> wrote:

> Hi Steven,
>
> On Thu, 2013-03-21 at 22:48 -0700, Steven Susbauer wrote:
> > On 3/11/13 10:34 PM, Ankur Sinha wrote:
> > > The list has been too quiet of late. Yet, I've been getting
> subscription
> > > notifications telling me that new people are in-fact subscribing to the
> > > list. The logical conclusion here is that new people are joining the
> > > list, but *not* using it. I'm not sure why that would be. Are new
> comers
> > > shy, or are they scared of being flamed, or is there another reason?
> >
> > Shy mostly,
>
> No need to be, we don't bite. :)
>
> > > In the unlikely case that you have no questions and are well on your
> way
> > > to contributing to Fedora, I'll request you to at least send the list
> an
> > > e-mail introducing yourself. That'll tell us who you are, what you do,
> > > what you want to work on, and we can help you and introduce you to more
> > > folks that we know.
> >
> > I'm a System Administrator on the US West Coast (Portland). We are
> > primarily a Windows shop, but I've been somewhat successful in bringing
> > more Linux systems into what we do. I've been using Linux since
> > 2003-ish, started with Red Hat 9 and have used most distributions for at
> > least a short while. Primarily servers but I've used it long term on the
> > desktop (/laptop) as well.
> >
> > Right now I am involved in Freemedia. It was an easy group to join and
> > get my foot in the door. I am interested in getting involved in Infra,
> > but haven't really made the jump into introducing myself there. Mostly
> > because I don't know where to start.
>
> That's why we're here, don't hesitate to ask any question you have.
>
> > My reasons for wanting to get into
> > Infra are the overall interest in contributing to the magic side of
> > things people only see when broken, but I have a selfish motivation of
> > wanting to learn more about Linux system administration in a production
> > environment, and also things like puppet which I haven't gotten around
> > to playing with on my own, myself. I'd also like to learn Python, I
> > haven't had the proper motivation of projects to do so on my own.
>
> Just to be clear: these are all very valid motivations.
>
> Most of contribute for selfish reasons, in addition to the general
> desire to make the world a better place.
>
> If you want to learn Python, I'd recommend you read the book "Dive into
> Python". That's how I learned a few years ago. :)
>
> And then, when you have a decent grasp on the syntax (enough to be able
> to read code and documentation), go have a look at the easy fixes for
> Fedora:
>     http://fedoraproject.org/easyfix/
>
> Most of the applications developed by the Infra team are there, and have
> many low-hanging fruits you could pick.
>
> That should provide a nice way for you to pass the second foot through
> the door. ;)
>
> And if you need help, just ask!
>
>
> --
> Mathieu
>
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