On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:23:50 AM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > So we have 27 members in the LoCo, 11 of which are Ubuntu members. > Part of our goal as a LoCo is to further encourage membership. > > To that end, for those of you that are not members, I would like to > open up a discussion about the subject. Why haven't you yet become > members? > > You might want to read: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership > > I don't think this is the only reason to become a member but here's > some of the perks: > * certificate signed by Mark Shuttleworth himself Wow I did not get this :( > * ubuntu.com email alias > * ubuntu/member/nick IRC cloak > * people.ubuntu.com SFTP > * aggregation of your blog on Planet Ubuntu > * right to print business cards and join the LinkedIn group > * some other 3rd party stuff, including discounts at gandi.net > * voting privileges!!! Neat - I did not know I suppose to get all this stuff lol off to investigate my stuffs! > > I emphasize that last one. There's a lot of chatter going on right now > about the community. The only way we can change our leadership is > through democracy. If you really want to shake up the status quo, > that's a big one. > > The other thing is that you can use it for your resumé. It's a > recognition of your contributions. This is the biggest reason why I > would suggest it. Among other things it tells people you interact with > that you provide sustained contributions to the community. You're not > just a participant in the community, but you are one of its architects > and maintainers. Yes, and the skills you obtain are transferable to many fields, not just CS. > > You might be thinking that this is just for developers. Not at all. > The community and its projects need a lot of different forms of help: > * development > * bug triage > * technical support > * documentation Great entry point, this is where I started, I am now a developer. > * marketing > * artwork > * translation > * leadership > There is really a place for everyone. For those that are interested, > there is a community of people that would love to help. For any one of > these, I can hook you up with people that can help you be a > contributor. > > Also, though I refer to sustained contributions, I don't mean that you > work on it day in and day out. It's not about making a job out of it. > It's not even about having a title. It's not about volume or quantity, > but about continuing to contribute. > > I imagine that for some folks the value here is still not clear. > Please ask the questions and I'll be happy to answer, as will the > other Ubuntu members we have in the group. > > If we could get to over 50% membership, I would be super excited. We > don't have too far to go!
I am here to help as well, if anyone has any questions! It is well worth it! Scarlett -- Scarlett Clark Kubuntu Developer KDE Contributor IRC: sgclark Email: sgcl...@kubuntu.org
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