[Ubuntu Oregon] Ubuntu membership

[Thomas Mashos]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Scarlett Clark <sgclark at kubuntu.org> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:23:50 AM Walter Lapchynski wrote:
>
>>> I don't think this is the only reason to become a member but here's
>>> some of the perks:
>>>  * certificate signed by Mark Shuttleworth himself
>> Wow I did not get this :(
>
> Well, did you sign up for it? :)
> https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/
>

This is new in the last few months. The certificate wasn't a thing
when I became a member.

>> skills you obtain are transferable to many fields, not just CS.
>
> I could not agree more with this!!!
>
>>> You might be thinking that this is just for developers. Not at all.
>>> The community and its projects need a lot of different forms of help:
>>>  * documentation
>> Great entry point, this is where I started, I am now a developer.
>
> I started by asking a question on #lubuntu and the folks there were so
> inviting and helpful I stuck around and started helping others. And
> now I'm the Release Manager!
>
>> I am here to help as well, if anyone has any questions! It is well worth it!
>
> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Kubuntu have its own
> membership board/process?
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Thanks,

Thomas Mashos