Hi Steven,
On Thu, 2013-03-21 at 22:48 -0700, Steven Susbauer wrote:
On 3/11/13 10:34 PM, Ankur Sinha wrote:
> The list has been too quiet of late. Yet, I've been getting subscription
> notifications telling me that new people are in-fact subscribing to the
> list. The logical conclusion here is that new people are joining the
> list, but *not* using it. I'm not sure why that would be. Are new comers
> shy, or are they scared of being flamed, or is there another reason?
Shy mostly,
No need to be, we don't bite. :)
> In the unlikely case that you have no questions and are well on
your way
> to contributing to Fedora, I'll request you to at least send the list an
> e-mail introducing yourself. That'll tell us who you are, what you do,
> what you want to work on, and we can help you and introduce you to more
> folks that we know.
I'm a System Administrator on the US West Coast (Portland). We are
primarily a Windows shop, but I've been somewhat successful in bringing
more Linux systems into what we do. I've been using Linux since
2003-ish, started with Red Hat 9 and have used most distributions for at
least a short while. Primarily servers but I've used it long term on the
desktop (/laptop) as well.
Right now I am involved in Freemedia. It was an easy group to join and
get my foot in the door. I am interested in getting involved in Infra,
but haven't really made the jump into introducing myself there. Mostly
because I don't know where to start.
That's why we're here, don't hesitate to ask any question you have.
My reasons for wanting to get into
Infra are the overall interest in contributing to the magic side of
things people only see when broken, but I have a selfish motivation of
wanting to learn more about Linux system administration in a production
environment, and also things like puppet which I haven't gotten around
to playing with on my own, myself. I'd also like to learn Python, I
haven't had the proper motivation of projects to do so on my own.
Just to be clear: these are all very valid motivations.
Most of contribute for selfish reasons, in addition to the general
desire to make the world a better place.
If you want to learn Python, I'd recommend you read the book "Dive into
Python". That's how I learned a few years ago. :)
And then, when you have a decent grasp on the syntax (enough to be able
to read code and documentation), go have a look at the easy fixes for
Fedora:
http://fedoraproject.org/easyfix/
Most of the applications developed by the Infra team are there, and have
many low-hanging fruits you could pick.
That should provide a nice way for you to pass the second foot through
the door. ;)
And if you need help, just ask!
--
Mathieu