Hi Mario, contributing to Open Source can be exciting and frustrating at
the same time. I'm happy that you've decided to volunteer your time.
I would say your best bet is to decide on what you'd like to do. This
should be something that interests you, which, typically, would be
something you are having to do at work for work, but that's not always
the case.
If you aren't sure where you want to help out, a good place to start
would be to help out with documentation. This is often the area that is
lacking in *many* open source projects. Of if you want write some code
and not docs, you could add to or improve the projects test coverage.
There are many ways to help. No need to send a resume. Your work is
your resume, a thriving community is your salary, and any "thank you"
from a user is your bonus.
Welcome to Apache!
--
James Mitchell
Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist
Consulting / Mentoring / Freelance
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Hello again.
I've never contributed to the Apache Project before, but am a regular user
of its tools and love working with it. This March, I will likely be laid
off because of the merger between Federated and May companies. I will be
given a severance package and have decided that I would like to spend 4-6
months living abroad and contributing to the project. Naturally I wouldn't
expect to start out as anything more than a Volunteer, but would
appreciate the challenges of a Committer. I'm writing this now because
when the time comes, I would like to jump in with a large load, just to
keep the momentum going. That means I'd probably start doing some small
contributing to a specific sub-project and stick with it.
I've worked for the USPS, the DOD, and now for May/Federated. I'm a BS in
Com Sci with a math minor (like I'll ever use that again!), am of the
Meyer OOP school, with a clear understanding of j2ee development and
N-tier architecture. I can provide my resume to whomever needs it, so
just ask.
Thanks for your time, and looking forward to hearing from someone,
Mariano Hernandez
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