SOC like program for ubuntu

Gaurav Saxena grvsaxena419 at gmail.com
Sat Jun 11 09:18:26 UTC 2011


Hello Thanks for the links but I had already seen these. Actually I was
interested in a complete project for ubuntu as is done in GSOC. Could you
please provide me some insight in how to start doing that.

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Dustin Kirkland <kirkland at ubuntu.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Gaurav Saxena <grvsaxena419 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Jan Claeys <lists at janc.be> wrote:
> >>
> >> Robbie Williamson schreef op wo 01-06-2011 om 10:54 [-0500]:
> >> > > I don't have much experience of working on large projects like that
> >> > > and this
> >> > > is also a reason why I want to contribute to open source and to
> >> > > contribute
> >> > > to my favourite open source software would be a wonderful
> experience.
> >> > > It
> >> > > would be great if the community support my idea and it will be great
> >> > > if
> >> > > possible that I could get a mentor for such type of project and a
> >> > > certificate of completion for my academic benefit.
> >>
> >> > An official certificate might be difficult, however I'm sure whomever
> >> > you work with would be willing to provide an email certifying your
> >> > participation.  Again, since the work is in the open, the need for a
> >> > certificate of proof is much less ;).
> >>
> >> A official-looking certificate might still be nice, at least according
> >> to the following talk given at LGM 2010 last year:
> >>
> >>
> http://river-valley.tv/how-to-get-contributors-to-your-freelibreopen-source-project-from-vietnam-and-asia/
> >>
> >> She explains that in some countries/cultures it's important to have
> >> something to show to your family, as they are paying for your studies
> >> and want to know why you are working without getting anything in return,
> >> either money (a paid job) or certificates (e.g. a school, or an open
> >> source project).
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot for considering my request.
> > Could you suggest me how can I start working on the projects related to
> > ubuntu . :)
>
> 60 seconds of searching through Google reveals step-by-step processes
> for each of a number of different teams...
>
>  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted
>  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/GettingInvolved
>  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/GettingInvolved
>  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/GettingStarted
>  * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing#How%20do%20I%20get%20involved?
>
> There are *so* many avenues to getting involved with Ubuntu it's
> perhaps overwhelming.  I suggest picking one of those teams above (or
> one of many others), and trying to find your niche.
>
> --
> :-Dustin
>
> Dustin Kirkland
> Ubuntu Core Developer
>



-- 
Thanks and Regards ,
Gaurav Saxena
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