The fedora community at oscal2015

1. And Why You Should Join It
Giannis Konstantinidis
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Fedora Ambassador
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The Fedora Community

2. Introduction

3. GNU/Linux Distro
100% Free & Open
Innovative
Stable
Secure
What is Fedora?

4. Our Mission
The Fedora Project's mission is to lead
the advancement of free and open
source software and content as a
collaborative community.

5. The Four Foundations

6. Freedom
100% free, legal,
redistributable.
Software. Artwork.
Project code.
EVERYTHING.
Never cutting
corners.

7. Friends
Everyone has
something to give.
13mil. userbase; 5k
active contributors
Disagreement, then
discussion, then
consensus.

8. Features
Technical
excellence.
Upstream
collaboration.
Our features become
part of others...

9. First
Innovation!
We don't wait for
others to do the
heavy lifting.
Rapid release cycle.
Community R&D lab.

10. Getting Fedora

11. getfedora.org

12. Categories:
Workstation, Server, Cloud
Desktops:
KDE, XFCE, LXDE, MATE
Electronic Lab (FEL)
Security
Design Suite
Games
Different Flavors (1/2)

13. Jam (Music Spin)
Robotics
Sugar on a Stick (SoaS)
Fedora ARM:
Pidora (Raspberry Pi)
Secondary Architectures:
Power PC, s390x
Different Flavors (2/2)

14. Live USB Creator

15. Getting Help
Need Help?
Ask Fedora: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Forums: http://fedoraforum.org
IRC: #fedora on irc.freenode.net, etc.
Mailing Lists: users@lists.fedoraproject.org
RTFM: http://docs.fedoraproject.org
Wiki: http://wiki.fedoraproject.org

16. Contributing

18. Sub-Projects
Ambassadors.
Design.
Documentation.
Infrastructure.
Internationalization.
Localization.
Marketing.
Magazine.
Package Maintainers.
Quality Assurance.
Websites
...

19. Content Writer
Write tutorials and articles.
Write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs,
marketing material, process/methodology
docs, release notes.
Write documentation about usability.
Skills: Writing, editing, grammar,technical
knowledge (specific and general).

20. Translator
Translate documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs,
marketing material, process/methodology
docs.
Translate the software to your native language.
Skills: English, Non-English native language,
technical knowledge.

21. People Person
Spread the word of Fedora.
Think of creative ways for promoting Fedora.
Develop marketing strategy to promote the
usage and support of Fedora worldwide.
Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs.
Skills: People skills, event organization,
customer service/support, enthusiasm.

22. OS Developer
Create new applications.
Become a package maintainer to create and
maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora.
Test/Break Fedora.
Skills: Programming, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling.

23. Web Developer/Admin
Improve Fedora's image and create the best
possible web interface for users and
contributors on the Internet.
Skills: Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, Web App
development, Linux system administration.

24. Designer
Design projects including: Fedora Logo, Promo
Banners, Widgets, Icon Themes, Media Art,
Posters, T-Shirt Design.
Skills: GIMP, Inkscape, Design.

25. SIGs
Special Interest Groups
Teams within the Fedora Project; a first stage in
the development of new projects!
44 SIGs currently
Join one or start your own!
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs

26. Why Join?
Help create/develop something useful for
everyone to enjoy.
Develop your skills further.
Get to know and work with people from all
over the globe.
If you're only looking to make money, then this
is not for you!

27. Quick Steps to Join
Start by creating a Fedora account. See
join.fedoraproject.org
Find a team or project you're interested in. Join
their mailing list and send an introduction e-
mail; then start working on something!
Keep up with the latest news around Fedora
Don't be afraid to ask questions!

28. Regional Mail. List
sq-users@lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listi
nfo/sq-users

29. Is it time for
sq.fedoracommunity.org
?

30. Who we truly are

31. Questions? :)
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