I think it has actually been around for a year or so. I think most of us on the UF staff found out about the certificate when one of us ran across something somewhere saying that we could get a back-dated copy.
I waited by the mailbox every day for mine! :) On November 26, 2014 12:57:29 PM PST, Thomas Mashos <tho...@mashos.com> wrote: >On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Walter Lapchynski <w...@ubuntu.com> >wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Scarlett Clark ><sgcl...@kubuntu.org> wrote: >>> On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:23:50 AM Walter Lapchynski wrote: >> >>>> 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 :( >> >> Well, did you sign up for it? :) >> https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/ >> > >This is new in the last few months. The certificate wasn't a thing >when I became a member. > >>> skills you obtain are transferable to many fields, not just CS. >> >> I could not agree more with this!!! >> >>>> 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: >>>> * documentation >>> Great entry point, this is where I started, I am now a developer. >> >> I started by asking a question on #lubuntu and the folks there were >so >> inviting and helpful I stuck around and started helping others. And >> now I'm the Release Manager! >> >>> I am here to help as well, if anyone has any questions! It is well >worth it! >> >> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Kubuntu have its own >> membership board/process? >> -- >> @wxl >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >> Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >> Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > > > >-- >Thanks, > >Thomas Mashos > >-- >Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com >Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or
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