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==What good will it do?== | ==What good will it do?== | ||
* Give new folks looking to contribute a channel to interact with the existing community and vice versa | * Give new folks looking to contribute a channel to interact with the existing community and vice versa | ||
* Via this channel, new folks will get to know existing contributors, how they work, what they do, tips and tricks. | |||
==Who will use this list?== | ==Who will use this list?== | ||
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* Devise a system to send easyfix notifications to this list | * Devise a system to send easyfix notifications to this list | ||
* ''what else can we do to make it easier for folks to sign up and contribute to Fedora?'' | * ''what else can we do to make it easier for folks to sign up and contribute to Fedora?'' | ||
==Issues== | |||
* What's wrong with the existing lists? | |||
''The existing lists are more focused on existing contributors. As an example: the ambassadors list, for instance, is limited to ambassadors: people still under mentorship are not on the list. The fedora-love list will be '''for''' new contributors. Absolutely anyone who wants to get started with contributing to fedora will be welcome.'' | |||
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What? Another mailing list?
A mailing list for Fedora on the lines of the gnome-love mailing list.
From the gnome-love mailing list web interface:
Welcome to the GNOME Love mailing list! We are glad that you have joined. In the GNOME Love mailing list you will find a helping hand that will help you get up to speed in contributing at any level to this exciting project. No question is too simple to ask in the GNOME Love mailing list. We will try to answer all of your questions and direct you in a constructive way. Consider GNOME Love to be a place where you will learn new technologies, where you will learn how to work with other contributors and enjoy the passion of software development. The GNOME Love coordinators.
From the gnome-love web page:
GNOME Love GNOME Love is the place to learn how to start contributing to GNOME. These pages are full guidance that will help you to become a member of the GNOME community. You can also get help from existing GNOME contributors and find tasks to get started on.
The idea is to make joining fedora a more friendly experience!
What good will it do?
- Give new folks looking to contribute a channel to interact with the existing community and vice versa
- Via this channel, new folks will get to know existing contributors, how they work, what they do, tips and tricks.
Who will use this list?
- Anyone who wants to contribute to Fedora in any way: techies, designers, translators, ambassadors, docs, anything at all!
Plan of action
- Set up and announce the fedora-love mailing list
- Bribe some fedora folks from all Fedora sub-teams to keep a tab on the list
- Devise a system to send easyfix notifications to this list
- what else can we do to make it easier for folks to sign up and contribute to Fedora?
Issues
- What's wrong with the existing lists?
The existing lists are more focused on existing contributors. As an example: the ambassadors list, for instance, is limited to ambassadors: people still under mentorship are not on the list. The fedora-love list will be for new contributors. Absolutely anyone who wants to get started with contributing to fedora will be welcome.