Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-09 Thread Walter Lapchynski
Regarding documentation, at least on the wiki, you can get started right now. Just log in and edit where you see fit. If you wanted to do something more formal, such as [Ubuntu Manual][1], that's a bit of a more involved process, but really anyone can branch their code, make changes, and issue a

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Billy Brawner
So, I've been looking and I think I'd like to help with bug triaging. I think that would be a great way for me to learn a little bit more about Ubuntu development while still making a contribution. I'll take a look to see if I can write any tutorials or documentation as well. On 04/08/2015

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Billy Brawner
No, I'm completely new to the Linux software. Thanks! I am really interested in development but I'm not quite sure that I'm ready to jump right into the programming so I think I will take a look at the other areas that could use help while I'm learning more about programming. I remember seeing

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Walter Lapchynski
There's lots of information on the wiki (wiki.ubuntu.com) including places to contribute. Each flavor has its own branches, too, if you get interested in a particular one. I would suggest since you're new to Linux, it would be good to play around some more before you start diving headlong into

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Scarlett Clark
On 04/08/2015 11:20 AM, Billy Brawner wrote: Hi everyone! I'm new to the Ubuntu Oregon LoCo group, so I'm writing now to introduce myself. My name's Billy, I'm 20 years old. I graduated from Bend Senior High school about 2 years ago and I plan on studying for a Bachelor's of Science in

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Billy Brawner
I've been using Ubuntu for maybe a week now, version 14.10. I haven't yet made any contributions because I'm still deciding on where I'd like to get involved. App development has caught my eye, as well as web apps and core development but I'm still relatively new to it all so I've been

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New Guy

2015-04-08 Thread Walter Lapchynski
Wow, cool, you're really new! Have you used Linux at all before? If not, welcome to the wonderful world of open source software!!! Most people tend to think of development when it comes to contributing to open source software. Several of us here have done some sort of development or another and