I too would like to express my interest in contributing. I am also a computer science major but have limited programming knowledge. im linux lpic 1 certified, and with that i also got novell certification. im part of the bug squad. i am guessing the best way to get involved besides the bug squad would be to learn how to package. would that be the best way to go?<br> <br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:40 AM, Elliot Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elliot@canonical.com">elliot@canonical.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Wow, a lot of interest on this thread. This response is also for all<br> the other folks who wrote in about wanting to learn to contribute -<br> welcome!<br> <div class="im"><br> 2010/3/1 adrian orozco <<a href="mailto:orozcoadrian@gmail.com">orozcoadrian@gmail.com</a>>:<br> > Thanks for responding Elliot.<br> ><br> >>>> Are you interested in working on fixing bugs in packages in Ubuntu?<br> > First I'd like to learn about making Ubuntu packages.<br> <br> </div>Great! This is a great place to start:<br> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging</a><br> <br> There are even screencasts, which is pretty cool. Definitely go to the<br> work of setting up a pbuilder and a PPA, try rebuilding some existing<br> packages, then try making some small change to the package on your<br> own, and learn the rules for how to create a new version number. Once<br> you are comfortable with that process, you'll be ready to find some<br> bugs to fix, or find some patches that people have already proposed,<br> and work on testing them and preparing them for upload if they are<br> suitable for inclusion in Ubuntu. The harvest site is a great place to<br> look for things to work on that won't take a huge amount of time:<br> <a href="http://daniel.holba.ch/harvest/" target="_blank">http://daniel.holba.ch/harvest/</a><br> <div class="im"><br> >>>> Do you have much experience in software development already?<br> > Yes and no. I got a BS in Computer Engineering in 2005. Currently I'm about<br> > 1/3 into a Masters in Computer Science. I've been working professionally as<br> > a software engineer for almost 5 years. I have lots of experience mainly in<br> > Windows world, Visual Studio, Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest. I want to<br> > gain more experience in Linux and in open source software.<br> <br> </div>Sounds like you won't have any trouble diving in and becoming productive.<br> <div class="im"><br> > I'm very interested in attending a loco team meeting. I signed up last year,<br> > my user name is climbatizer, but I never got around participating, until<br> > now.<br> <br> </div>Great! Hope to see you around. Don't be intimidated by the rules,<br> everyone is super friendly. It's really very easy to be productive and<br> get things fixed in Ubuntu, although it can be confusing at first<br> until you learn the release schedule.<br> --<br> Elliot Murphy | <a href="https://launchpad.net/%7Estatik/" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~statik/</a><br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5">Ubuntu-motu-mentors mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-motu-mentors@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-motu-mentors@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu-mentors" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu-mentors</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jonathan Aquilina<br>