Am 17.01.12, 09:12 +0100 schrieb C:
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 09:00, Roger Luedecke
wrote: I have rudimentary knowledge of C and C++, and have dabbled in Python. I have a basic understanding of OOP.
I want to be able to actually contribute in code. Alot of ideas I have seem fairly simple, but I don't have the skill yet to really work on projects. It would be better if I could get an idea started before bothering to propose it to any teams.
Ideally I would like to learn Qt, how to make RPMs, and how to use the OBS. Frankly though, I'm not too picky since there are a wide array of things I could work on that don't use those. I have a very hard time with books and such since I have a learning disability, but I learn very well with hands on stuff.
Maybe a more visible general mentoring program is a good idea here? We have http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Junior_jobs but... are enough people actually stepping up and tackling the JJs?
From my experience, the people on openSUSE channels where quite helpful to get me on speed. I used the project, buildservice, marketing and different devel channels as that was and is appropriate to my interessts and questions. My general user question continue in #opensuse or here.
I have a feeling there are a few of us here on the ML (and the Forums) who would be interested in stepping up and helping squash a few bugs or help with packaging - but we don't because of a perception of "it's too hard to learn" or "where do I start?"
That might be a proplem. I know some projects, which are very silent on email lists and chat a lot in IRC channels. Honestly, it took me years to use IRC myself. It is now my primary conversation channel for open source work. http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Junior_jobs#Communication
Of course that requires that someone (or several someones) who know how it all works is willing to divert time from packaging and fixing bugs to nudging the newbies in the right direction... and some new contributors willing to take the plunge.
If people have the feeling you want to contribute and learn, they are mostly happy to get you on speed. However the details on how to get together and finding attention can be a high barrier. kind regards Kai-Uwe Behrmann -- developing for colour management www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org