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Old 03-12-2011, 04:47 PM   #1
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How can I contribute to Linux community?


Hello,

I would like to contribute to Linux community (development of OSes, applications, etc...) somehow, but I don't know how... My interest is to get back to the community the joys they have given me over the years, and to extend my knowledge in Linux.

I have 5+ years of user and sys admin level of experiences with UNIX/Linux, and some programming skills in Perl/PHP/C. I enjoy finding and fixing problems.

Maybe I can start testing OSes or applications?

Would anyone have any suggestions for me where or how to start? I would like to hear opinions from anyone who is doing or has done so...

thanks in advance,
gibb
 
Old 03-12-2011, 05:04 PM   #2
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How skilled of a programmer are you? You can always help work on the linux kernel

There are lots of projects to code for.... You can start here in LQ and talk to some of the guys that develop for certain projects. You just have to look around.

Cheers,

Josh
 
Old 03-12-2011, 05:57 PM   #3
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Would anyone have any suggestions for me where or how to start?
In one terse sentence you best start with that what truly interests you.
 
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Old 03-13-2011, 03:28 AM   #4
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I enjoy finding and fixing problems.
Picking on that particular point, I'd say find an application that has an issue you feel you can tackle and submit your fix to the developer(s) for inclusion in the next version of whatever.
 
Old 03-14-2011, 01:52 PM   #5
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Picking on that particular point, I'd say find an application that has an issue you feel you can tackle and submit your fix to the developer(s) for inclusion in the next version of whatever.
The link in your post is completely off subject, and it looks to me like a link I wouldn't want to trust.... Please edit your thread and remove it. Thank you.

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Old 03-15-2011, 04:43 AM   #6
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I don't understand that last post at all!
 
Old 03-15-2011, 12:09 PM   #7
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I don't understand that last post at all!
What, mine? I quoted a post that I reported, and it got removed due to being an off-subject topic, and the link within it was spam or something of that nature.
 
Old 03-15-2011, 12:38 PM   #8
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My confusion was due to the quote being what I posted...
 
Old 03-15-2011, 01:04 PM   #9
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I would like to contribute to Linux community (development of OSes, applications, etc...) somehow, but I don't know how...
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some programming skills in Perl/PHP/C.
Weeeeeeelll, a PHP web-GUI for libvirt comes to mind
 
Old 03-15-2011, 03:15 PM   #10
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Maybe I can start testing OSes or applications?
That is an excellent way to start. I started testing Ubuntu's development releases now I use and test Debian Sid/Experimental. I have also modified a small number of files, such as debpartial and debcopy, to expand their abilities so people can use things like Blu-ray disks instead of single layer dvds.

Once you get going with this you will find little things you feel you can improve on and work your way through them learning on the way.
 
Old 03-15-2011, 03:22 PM   #11
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Hack the kernel, squash bugs for your favorite distros, contribute to opensource applications
 
Old 03-16-2011, 12:05 AM   #12
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Would anyone have any suggestions for me where or how to start?
How about sharing whatever you know, by writing easy to understand articles/tutorials etc.?
LQ has:
1. http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers
2. http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/articles
though they are not too well maintained/organized, but still.... and personal LQ blogs too...

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Old 03-16-2011, 01:21 AM   #13
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You could join a translation project with a desktop environment like Gnome, KDE, LXDE, XFCE, Enlightenment etc. so it is better suited to your native (or official) language even if it is English there are different versions of English.
 
Old 03-21-2011, 01:21 AM   #14
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Thank you all for your inputs.
I'll start finding a project that seems to be interesting to me, and see how it goes from there.

While I was searching a project, I find this website: http://openhatch.org/. This looks interesting.

gibb
 
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