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Re: New Contributor



Hi,

On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 08:55:19AM -0600, azael.devel@gmail.com wrote:
> I am very excited to be working on the Debian project, if I can help
> with anything please let me know.

I am sure your excitement can be put to good use basically everywhere
inside the project, so this is more a question of what you are
interested in like e.g.
- programming: c, c++, go, rust, haskell, perl, php, javascript, …
- non-programming: websites, server upkeep, press, l10n & i18n, …
- buzzword technologies: big data, cloud, machine learning, …
- packaging software for Debian vs. software working with packages
- biohacking against Covid vs. reaching the stars via rover firmware
- and many many more…

In contributing to open source projects it is best to see what interests
you as that can be an important source of long term motivation as
nothing is as high priority and exciting as something which excites you
personally. ☺

You have e.g. probably already encountered a bug or missing feature
somewhere… see if you can fix it! It might be that your specific choice
turns out too hard at first – no problem, pick something else and
revisit later: Even working on something and figuring out its too hard
for me at the moment is an important skill to learn and master!

I had many grant ideas at first, but in the end my first contribution to
Debian APT turned out to be a teeny tiny one-line change[0]… could not
have been any more scared and proud at the same time though even with
a million lines of changes. 😉


So, just pick something – anything – and try. At worst, you will learn
something new. If you are really desperate for ideas at some point, you
can install & run the "how-can-i-help" package.

debian-mentors@lists.debian.org can also be a good place to ask
questions if you have any, it is mostly about packaging though.

There are mailing lists, IRC channels and co for many different aspects
of Debian, so if they interest you, feel free to join them.


> I alreaady clone the apt project

Nice! If you decide that this area of Debian strikes your fancy feel
free to ask questions here or on our #debian-apt IRC channel (on OFTC)
were the team usually hangs around.


Good luck, have fun & happy hacking,

David Kalnischkies

[0] https://bugs.debian.org/433007#39

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