In fact, Debian development will seem complicated for a newbie. Then why did I suggest you Debian? Because many distros including gNewSense draw packages from it. I am also a young developer. I myself create packages and upload to launchpad.net. Now what I do for other free software projects is translation. You can also do that.
On 12/18/13, Ian Egland <m...@ianegland.com> wrote: > I had thought about it... > > I was attracted to gNewSense, in part, because the project seems smaller, > and the website more inviting for people willing to help. I'm also > inclined to stick with just one project for the moment, until I'm more > autonomous and less likely to do things incorrectly. > > I want to be where I can help the most. Would Debian be better prepared to > use a newbie like me? I wont take offense if I'm too green to be off much > use here. > > On Wed, December 18, 2013 07:48, Nandakumar wrote: >> You may consider contributing to Debian, the root of gNewSense. >> >> On 12/18/13, Ian Egland <m...@ianegland.com> wrote: >>> I'm a college student who just finished an operating systems and object >>> oriented programming course. I've used GNU/Linux for years now, and >>> would >>> like to start contributing. In other words, I'm an eager developer >>> wannabe. >>> >>> If there's something in particular that needs attention the most, please >>> point me in that direction. I can't guarantee I'll be able to do it >>> quickly, as this is a learning experience for me. >>> >>> Until then, I'll be working on what I can find here: >>> http://www.gNewSense.org/DevelopmentTeam >>> >>> Ian Egland >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gNewSense-dev mailing list >>> gNewSense-dev@nongnu.org >>> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ gNewSense-dev mailing list gNewSense-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev