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#77 Welcome to Fedora Project, @impr0t
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Hello @impr0t! 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. :).

Q: Have you participated in FOSS before, or is this the first time?
I've only briefly explored FOSS in the past. My primary work is with Windows, but I've always been attracted to Linux and FOSS work, I just haven't had the time or real motivation to jump in and start contributing.

Q: How do you imagine your place in a FOSS community?
I think it would make sense to start small, and learn more about the community and possibly work on technical writing and small bugs.

Q: What's your background?
I'm a software engineer by trade, but also found a love for coordination and management over the past years. I can be pretty outspoken about issued I care about, and really like pulling people together for a common purpose.

Q: What operating system do you use?
I'm daily driving Fedora, but have tried many other distributions in the past. Fedora seems to work well for me.

Q: Non-software development skills?
Leadership, organization, documentation and communication.

Q: Development related skills?
Git, C#, Java/Javascript, Unit / Integration testing, containers, docker, etc. Interested in learning more about embedded and Rust / C++ / Go.

Q: Have you used mailing lists before?
Hardly, it's a bit confusing but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

Q: What is your preferred real time chat platform?
Matrix, discord or IRC are all fine.

Q: Have you helped with moderating/administering forums?
I tried doing it for a while, it's pretty exhausting, and not something I'm overall fond of.

Q: How much time are you looking to/are you able to spend on volunteering (approximate hours per week)?
1-3 hours per week is really all I have to give at the moment. I want to start small and see if I can find something interesting to get involved in.

Metadata Update from @t0xic0der:
- Issue tagged with: I: DevOps, I: Documentation, I: Software development

Absolutely loved your motivation of starting off with something interesting and something small as that is how one could rightly stay consistent with contributing meaningfully! Judging from your inputs - I suppose Containers SIG (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Container_SIG), Go SIG (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Go) and Rust SIG (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Rust) might be a good starting point for you. Of course, do note that these are not assignments and you could totally start off from somewhere else, as long as you are able to derive the value out of the time that you spent with Fedora Project.

I would recommend joining the channels for these subprojects (or any other subteam that piques your interest) and listening in to start with. It is likely that you will not have something to chip towards to begin with, so just stick around and make some friends first. These folks would help you with things that you can help with and also, help you out whenever you get stuck. As always, message us in the Join SIG chat whenever you have questions or concerns (or just wanna chat).

This ticket has been migrated to the forgejo instance. Please find the new ticket here
https://forge.fedoraproject.org/join/WelcomeToFedora//issues/77
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