Meetings

[hoellp at gmail.com]

I understand you very well, because i feel exactly the same. I am no coder,  
probably never be a real one. But i think i really understand this system  
and want to try to help me and other so get more out of it. That's why i'm  
here, to brainstorm, get a plan and pass it on to the right people who can  
put it down in code or graphics.

I realize a lot of the people here are very accomplished in the Ubuntu  
community, even leaders. I think this is an awesome opportUnity to tap some  
unused potential.

So, please, for the sake of people who are new to "being part of the  
community" let's take it slow and precise.

I'm really looking forward to this and hope there is a place for all of us.

As for the meeting at hand. I have quite a lot of time right now, so i let  
others decide and just try to be there.

Paul

Am schrieb Tom Syroid <tsyroid at gmail.com>:
> Miguel and Group



> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Miguel Branco mig.jcb at gmail.com> wrote:

> > "How do I start helping / What can I do?" style. Even if it means to

> > coordinate first with anyone responsible for handing out tasks.

> > I'm sorry if this sounds strange or obvious(!), I don't have much  
> experience

> > on open source but I felt that maybe I was not the only one who needed  
> that

> > explicit :)



> Not strange or obvious at all.

> Sorry in advance in this is TL;DR -- your post struck a cord.



> I've been tinkering and hacking on OSS stuff for 15+ years, and I've

> yet to become

> involved in "the community" in what I consider to be a meaningful way for  
> just

> the reasons you state:



> What can I do?

> Who do I talk to?

> Where do I start?



> One of the problems of most OSS communities is they are typically geared  
> toward

> "coders" or programmers or people who have at least some experience in

> the latter.



> I sometimes struggle with bash scripts :-) I try, in earnest, to

> understand code for my

> own KB, but I simply don't have the foundation for anything more than  
> cursory

> understanding.



> But. I'm highly proficient in "wordology". I can communicate complex

> technical details

> in a way people understand. I've written two books and a multitude of

> papers for back-room

> IBM engineers. I've been hacking and tweaking Ubuntu, Mint, Gentoo

> (yeah, I used to build

> new Gentoo installs on the weekends just for kicks ;-) when I was

> younger and had more

> time). I can take a bare disk and have a fully functioning, fully

> tweaked Ubuntu install

> build in under two hours. So I have stuff to contribute.



> I've offered my help to individuals, communties, groups in the past.

> Unfortunately, most

> of the "front contact" people are typically programmers; and most

> programmers don't have

> time or interest in documentation (later, right?) or tweaks (why would

> you want to tweak

> my perfect code/app/installation?).



> I joined this community in hopes it might be different; that I'd find a  
> way into

> "meaningful community".



> And I don't think I'm all that isolated in my situation; just read

> some of the posts on

> Ubuntu Planet about building community.



> Yes, please.

> How do I help?

> What's first?

> and most important,

> Who do I contact?



> What about mentorship for my interests?

> I want to build packages and post them to UbuntuPowerUsers? Who do I talk  
> to?

> I want to submit a tweak/script -- who do I tap on the shoulder?



> /tom (IRC: Scruffles)



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