Hi Rad, Welcome to the community. Great to have you here :)
On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 16:45:00 GMT, rad wrote: > Forgot to answer the time bit! > > I honestly am not sure if I'll be able to consistently give contributions due > to me being very close to starting university, but for the sake of answering > this, I guess at worst I can spend 4-6 hours contributing every week... I'm > not sure if that's a good answer though :l. There's no good/bad answer. We're all volunteers, so whatever time you can make is good :) > On Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 19:38, rad <radical...@proton.me> wrote: > > > Hello everyone! > > > > My name is Ali, my online username is radbirb, and I go by Rad more often > > than not online, moving aside names, I have been involved in the Linux and > > FOSS worlds as a user since 2017! Though I've been off and on with Linux > > since 2017 up until 2021, where I've gone full focus back on the Linux > > desktop as my daily driver. I've been active in various Discord and Reddit > > communities surrounding the Linux desktop, discussing things, hanging out > > with friends, and providing help / support to people who need it in support > > channels. I've also written a few (now outdated) guides and, very recently, > > reworked the KDE wiki page on the Fedora Wiki (my first Fedora contribution > > :O). I am currently looking at contributing mostly in writing documentation > > and other related tasks like article writing (possibly writing stuff for > > the Fedora Magazine? :P), possibly promo stuff for the project? who knows! > > Though I am currently learning Python and looking forward to doing Compsci > > (or IT) in university, maybe I'll expand beyond writing-related tasks in > > regards to contribution sooner or later. > > > > Fedora Linux is my main choice of OS, with my preferred desktop being KDE > > Plasma (KDE spin FTW!!), though OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and Arch Linux are > > other distros I like using, and despite my main choice of desktop being > > Plasma, I'd say I'm also well versed in navigating and using GNOME (I am > > currently typing this from a Tumbleweed system running GNOME 46) so I hold > > both desktops in high regard despite my preference. > > > > I always knew about Fedora ever since I started my Linux journey back in > > 2017, but I didn't check it out until 2021, mostly pushed by the fact that > > my first Linux install in ages (KDE Neon) was broken by a > > mishandled-by-Neon update, and the Akademy talk held by Neal Gompa > > (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Laat0XoWZE) also convinced me on using > > Fedora. I've spent the majority of my time on Fedora using the KDE spin, > > and I semi regularly hang out in the KDE SIG matrix channel. I also > > regularly recommend Fedora and help with Fedora within the communities I > > active in. > > > > My skills that could help the project in non-tech related areas revolve > > around my language proficiency and my ability to make incredibly rough > > mockups for demonstration purposes due to my very-not-good art skills :D. > > English is indeed my second language (Arabic being my native language as I > > am Lebanese), but I find myself to be very good at it, I often write > > essays, poems and slowly, stories. I think that my english is > > (un/fortunately?) my best language, so I'd like to make use of that to help > > where I can. > > In regards to tech related skills, I am familiar with the command line, the > > greater desktop Linux ecosystem, I have (atm) basic Python skills and I've > > done testing for both KDE Plasma 6 and Fedora 40 during their test days. > > > > I am very new to mailing lists, as this is basically my first one (unless > > you count bugzilla threads as such ,:P), so a lot of learning to be done > > there. Discord is my most used real time chat platform, but I have a Matrix > > account that I frequent and will probably become more active on as time > > goes on. > > > > Discord: @radbirb > > matrix: radbirb:fedora.im > > > > I look forward to being part of this community! :), > > Ali > -- > _______________________________________________ > fedora-join mailing list -- fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to fedora-join-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue -- Thanks, Regards, Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD" (He / Him / His) | https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha Time zone: Europe/London
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