How can I help make Ubuntu better???

[Timothy A. Holmes]

On 27/10/05, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes at mcaschool.net> wrote:
> As I have been reading the About to give up again thread, I vented in
a
> previous message a little bit about my frustrations with the distro,
so
> now the question falls on me.  What can I do to help?  So I throw it
out
> to you folks
>
> I am not a programmer (other than some web stuff), Im an IT manager
who
> loves linux for its stability and freeness (as in cost).

A good start for ideas is:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/community/participate

IT Manager = know how to help users with problems.  Thus you can help
by answering the questions of users here on the list, on IRC, on the
forums.

Also, there was an idea for a new doc 6 months  ago (early in the
Breezy) to write some sort  of system admin document for the Ubuntu
Documentation team.  It got dropped  back then (lack of time, lack of
manpower),  but the doc team can always yse more writers for this or
other docs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam

Bug triage, bug testing, bug filling, artwork, marketing  are all sort
of areas that can use more help.   Just look around the wiki
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TheUbuntuCommunity or the various mailing
lists (http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/) and join in in areas
that interest you.

>  I am playing
> around with Ubuntu on my laptop, and I really like it, but there are
> some frustrations as well, and I would really like to know how I can
> help make this better.

Do you know about the Laptop Testing Team? 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam

Fill in a report for your specific laptop, and start testing and fill
out bug reports of things that don't work properly.  With luck and
work, your laptop should work a lot better by the time of the next
release in 6 months.


> Maybe if it were a little more commonly known how to properly point
out
> problems, and get help, and get feed back that our problem is at least
> acknowledged, more people would be willing to help.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs


> Timothy A. Holmes
> IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher
>
> Medina Christian Academy

I see that you seem to be in an academic institution.  Do you know
about Edubuntu?
http://www.edubuntu.org/

It's Ubuntu under the hood, but aimed at schools.



Daniel

--
Daniel Robitaille

[Timothy A. Holmes] 

WOW -- all kinds of KOOL ideas -- OUTSTANDING -- that's exactly what I
was looking for.

I am going to investigate some of these more closely

Yes, We are a school -- I have heard of Edubuntu, and I am planning to
give it a look as soon as I can get some free time -- I been runnin like
a madman recently here

TIM



Timothy A. Holmes
IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher
 
Medina Christian Academy
A Higher Standard...
 
Jeremiah 33:3
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