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On Wed, 2016-08-31 at 13:40 -0400, Cory Hilliard wrote:
Thank you for your reply. Some of this information I already
knew...
but the question that was asked, "Can you tell me some specific
instances that have made it hard for you?".
Thanks for the reply - all of this helps us understand what potential
contributors go through. I'm still thinking of how we can make the
technology we use more accessible, but it'll take time since a lot of
it is not fedora specific tech.
That was the question I was replying to. The issue is that there
are
no simple tools or walk-throughs. Learning all this stuff takes a
lot of time and focus. Time and focus I can't give right now due to
my studies. I consume myself in what I am learning, because, as you
know, teaching institutions do not teach. They are MacDonald's. 5
Billion served. It processes as many students as it can to make a
profit. You end up with a grade at the end that probably doesn't
reflect any actual learning, but rather how well you can jump through
hoops and provide something that appeases the gods of your school.
It's completely understandable - your academics are first priority. We
say this to all students that attempt contributions :)
I'm not looking for an easy way out. I just don't know the
process
and there aren't very many "You are here" maps to get you though to
where you want to go.
By "easy way", I meant more a "short cut" really - a way where you
could learn these things in a short amount of time. That, in my
experience won't happen - the processes and tools take some time to
master. Even now, you'll meet advanced developers that don't know
everything about git - they just know where to look. It's a skill you
learn from experience.
When I'm done in December, I would be thrilled to make a map
like
this. I just need to have the free time to do so.
That'll be awesome. Like I said, don't worry about it too much - you
have plenty of time, and you don't need to begin with *massive*
contributions. Start small - when I'd begun, I'd first packaged fonts -
there's very little building and there are templates for everything.
That helped me understand the processes since I had to only learn the
bare minimum about the tooling. Maybe you could give that a try. Feel
free to get in touch offline - I'll be more than happy to help :)
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Thanks,
Regards,
Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha
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