<div dir="ltr">I actually got the membership certificate added as a perk and the gandi partnership :) <div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Thomas Mashos <<a href="mailto:thomas@mashos.com" target="_blank">thomas@mashos.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Walter Lapchynski <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Scarlett Clark <<a href="mailto:sgclark@kubuntu.org" target="_blank">sgclark@kubuntu.org</a>> 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? :) > <a href="https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/" target="_blank">https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/</a> > This is new in the last few months. The certificate wasn't a thing when I became a member. >> 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? > -- > @wxl > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> -- Thanks, Thomas Mashos <div><div> -- Ubuntu-us-or mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- <div class="gmail_signature">Benjamin Kerensa<div><a href="http://benjaminkerensa.com" target="_blank">http://benjaminkerensa.com</a></div><div>"I am what I am because of who we all are" - Ubuntu</div></div> </div></div>