<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. I am a high school student. Have been to Ubuntu family for now, one and half year. I know a bit of C, C++ and VB. I am learning python from past few days. I am regular reader of Full Circle Magazine (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org">www.fullcirclemagazine.org</a>). In that, I read MOTU interviews every month. Most of the MOTUs I have seen in there are of age below 20. Some are even 16-17 years old. I am inspired with that. And I understand that only inspiration isn't going to feed my aspiration. As you said 'You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded', I couldn't understand what debdiff is. Similarly I couldn't understand many of such terms on MOTU wiki too. I know that I have a very-very long way to go for what I am aspiring. The only thing I wanted to ask that where do I start. Will I have to master a particular language? If yes, then which one? What Linux specific thing will I have to learn? Can you please specify some book for it? Is there some book which would explain me this whole thing? Please tell me anything and everything basic, that you would like a newborn to know about this packaging stuff. I am not asking for another wiki, but yours small explanation will do wonders. :-) Thank you for your replies! Hope to get one soon. Ankur <div> </div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com">http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com</a><div> </div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><hr size="1">From: Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde@gmail.com> To: Ubuntu India Local Community <ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com> Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 3:25:20 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra<<a ymailto="mailto:ankurwidguitar@yahoo.com" href="mailto:ankurwidguitar@yahoo.com">ankurwidguitar@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: > Hello Everybody! > I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many > MOTUs are from India? AFAIK, currently only one. > Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to > become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related > stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't > understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. Which pages from wiki did you read? Specific questions about what you couldn't understand will be helpful. And you can join IRC channel #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net for getting help. Prerequisites 1. Lot of patience. 2. Lot of patience. :-) Start looking into small bugs. Find out how to fix them. You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded. You may first start only with applications that interest you. You need to make a lot of sustained contribution before you can become MOTU. By the way with new archive organization, MOTU term will vanish soon. All the developers will be part of a single team called Ubuntu Developers. <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArchiveReorganisation" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArchiveReorganisation</a> Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a> </div></div></div> <hr size=1></hr> See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out <a href="http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_buzz_1/*http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/" target="_blank"> Yahoo! Buzz</a>.</body></html>