Hi Tim, I think you are spot on. Especially when you are in University and you have time + internet access at hand, there is hardly any excuse not to go online and do some extra-curriculum work.
As an employer, people that have been involved in FLOSS projects in a constructive way, totally stand out of the crowd. And had I mentioned it is fun, too? rgds, reinier > Hi Reinier, > > These sort of thins are a great way for people to start to make a > reputation for themselves in the world of Free software. > > Libreoffice have their easy hacks page > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Easy_Hacks > > and Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote a guide to easy kernel hacks here: > > http://tuxradar.com/content/newbies-guide-hacking-linux-kernel > > So if your not a Drupal user there is still no excuse not to contribute :-) > > It should also be noted that these communities are really helpful. I > know the first time I submitted a patch to the linux kernel it was > rubbish. Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote back and instead of pointing out how > stupid I was, he patiently helped me through getting the patch right > and it ended up getting accepted by Linus. So its a great way of > learning from the true experts as well. > > Thanks > Tim > > On 14 September 2011 09:58, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Angie Byron today blogged about a new 'Novice' tag that you can use to tag > > simple Drupal tasks in the issue queue. > > > > On the other side of things, fixing these Novice issues is a great way to get > > into (the habit) of contributing back to the Drupal community. (which of > > course will return a lot of Karma & Drupal Love, as well as teach you > > something about git, php & working in a big team) > > > > Here is her post explaining how it works: http://webchick.net/node/96 > > > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. > > > > > > -- > WebERP Africa Ltd > +447710427049 > +256752963327 > +255758554413 > www.weberpafrica.com > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net http://twitter.com/batje http://twitter.com/mapuganda _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
