[Ubuntu Oregon] Ubuntu membership

[Walter Lapchynski]

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/

> 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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