"Contribute to Ubuntu" doc ready for review

[Andreas Lloyd]

Hi Rich,

thanks for the suggestions. I've implemented some of them and commented
on all them below.

Rich Johnson wrote:
> == Spreading the Word ==
>  * Join or start a Local Community Team....
>
> --> Link to the LoCo team info lower down in the document? Just a thought.
>   

That would be a good thing to do in the DocBook version, but I don't
know how easy it would be to do in the Wiki so that can be transferred
when we export it to Docbook.

> == Going Local ==
> === LoCo Teams ===
> '''Contact:'''
>  * Join your local LoCo team....
>
> --> I would recommend removing local, since LoCo == Local Community
>   
I expect people are still so relatively unaccustomed to this
abbreviation that they won't mind this. Besides, I have difficulty
finding a different term that bring across the same meaning.

> == Helping others with Ubuntu ==
> === New User Network ===
> ...10 or so hours a week.....
>
> --> I think that probably isn't important, as I can guarantee right now there 
> are at most 4 or 5 of us that are "mentors" actually working 10 or so hours. 
> It isn't a prerequisite either, and I am hoping that the NUN will clean up 
> some loose ends as well here soon.
>   

This is totally up to the NUN. If you don't find it relevant to be in
the doc, just remove it or edit the section as you see fit.

> === Hardware Testing ===
> ''Contact:''
>  * Join the #ubuntu-devel IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
>
> --> Maybe add #kubuntu-devel here as well, as testing can be coordinated by 
> developers in the channel.
>
> === PDA Testing ===
> --> Same thing here about #kubuntu-devel.
>   

Done.

> == Writing Code ==
> ''Contact:''
>  * Join the .....mailing list
>  * Join the .....IRC channel....
>
> --> Maybe add the 4 main devel mailing lists
> -->  * Ubuntu Developers - ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> -->  * Kubuntu Developers - kubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> -->  * Edubuntu Developers - edubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> -->  * Xubuntu Developers - xubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> --> Maybe add the 2 main devel channels, and maybe the other 2 channels as 
> well
> -->  * #ubuntu-devel
> -->  * #kubuntu-devel
> -->  * #edubuntu - development decisions or ideas discussed here?
> -->  * #xubuntu - development decisions or ideas discussed here?
>
>   

Done. Also changed the name from "derivative" to "flavour" to reflect
that it K|Ed|X|ubuntu are sharing the same repositories as Ubuntu and
not really proper derivatives. I talked with Colin Watson about this
yesterday, and they'll be trying to find a name that reflects this in a
good way. For now, I'm using the term "Ubuntu's sister flavours" -
improvements and suggestions on this are most welcome.

> == Ubuntu Membership ==
>
> --> There is also
> -->  * Kubuntu Membership - https://launchpad.net/people/kubuntu-members
> -->  * Edubuntu Membership - https://launchpad.net/people/edubuntu-members
> -->  * Xubuntu Membership - https://launchpad.net/people/xubuntu-team
>
> --> Granted, all teams are related to Ubuntu Membership, but there is DE 
> specific membership available as well.
>   

Added a line or two about this as well.

>
> = Participating in an Open Source Community =
>
> --> Why not just = Participating in the Ubuntu Community =? The following 
> sections under this one pertain to Ubuntu more so than Open Source in a 
> generic sense.
>   

True. Changed as well.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This concludes my topical break down, now a couple of items I want to share, 
> to see if they spark interest:
>
> Version control tools....
> * Bazaar (bzr)- a community tool
> * Subversion (svn) - a community tool
>   

I would like to add these, but I don't know how easy it would be to add
descriptions of what a version control system is in such a short space.
I've added the heading - feel free to add some content underneath it. :-)

> Part of Managing Ubuntu, or Packaging....
> * Packages - http://packages.ubuntu.com - a community tool
> * REVU - http://revu.tauware.de - a community tool
> * Merge-o-Matic (MoM) - http://merges.ubuntu.com - a community tool
>   

These are very much MOTU tools, and I think they should be described on
the MOTU team page instead.

Thanks for all the suggestions, they're most helpful.

Cheers,

Andreas

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