>> > > In regards to 3: >> 3. What are the other things that happen apart from GSoC(In case if I wish >> to contribute even after Gsoc. How is the culture of this >> community? > > You are welcome to contribute at any time. You do not need to be part > of a program to do so. The other major outreach programs are GCI > (happening right now) which is open to high school students, and > Outreachy, which is similar to GSOC, but only open to Women. > > As far as "culture" goes, that's a rather broad question. Can you be > more specific. > > In regards to 4, >> 4. I am not facing a lot of difficulties in IRC. Sometimes I don't get the >> reply, sometimes my nickname is unavailable if I get offline for some time >> and it is not very friendly. Could somebody help me in IRC. I am using mac. >> My nickname is *mayank_dev* > > Whether or not somebody replies to you can depend on a lot of factors, > such as how specific your question is, if anyone knowledgeable is > around (This can very significantly with timezone), etc. If your > nickname is unavailable, I would suggest just chosing a different one. > Possibly it is unavailable because you are still logged in somewhere > (most likely), or maybe someone else also uses that nickname. If you > really want to always have the same nickname always, see the freenode > ChanServ docs about how to register a nickname. > > -- > Brian
Its been pointed out to me that my description of Outreachy was incorrect. It is open to anyone who is in a group that is "underrepresented", not just Women. Additionally, unlike GSOC, you do not need to be a student to participate. For more information on this program see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy -- Brian _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
