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Post subject: 5 things YOU can do to help open source
 Posted: Mar 27, 2008 - 12:50 PM
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The thing is that when you tell someone about participation in a certain open source project they immediately think of programming, and they say “Hey I’m no geek dude, I can’t do [insert programming language here], there’s no way I can contribute to this project , even though I’d like to."
But you know what? You can help your favourite project, even if you’re not tech-savvy! And here’s a list five ways to do it.
http://www.internetling.com/2008/03/26/ ... en-source/ |
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Post subject: RE: 5 things YOU can do to help open source
Posted: Mar 27, 2008 - 05:11 PM
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6. flaming and deriding other competing projects (especially, but not limited to non-open-source projects)!!
(Sorry, I'm in a bad joke mood today. Forgive me.) |
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Post subject: Re: RE: 5 things YOU can do to help open source
Posted: Mar 27, 2008 - 06:59 PM
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Crust wrote:
6. flaming and deriding other competing projects (especially, but not limited to non-open-source projects)!!
(Sorry, I'm in a bad joke mood today. Forgive me.)
I see that all the time in the buntu forums... |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: 5 things YOU can do to help open source
Posted: Mar 27, 2008 - 07:19 PM
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I will try to begin by doing some documentation. After I am sure of what I write. Meanwhile I have a website for Linux, it will expand as my knowledge grows.
And shall try to keep off non-productive debates. Had enough today. Better to focus on learning Linux/sidux. |
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Posted: Apr 05, 2008 - 06:44 PM
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Advocacy and spreading the word here......love to see people unbound from the parasitic M$.......use the software, let people see it, try it and helping them maintain it will always benefit the community.
And not just getting nix into peoples hands but helping on the first stages of letting people administer their own system , and where to find the resources and help when they need it.
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Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 11:12 PM
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ok first, Slackrat, I love your avatar.
Second ...
7) Become the distro's official fangirl. Everyone loves fangirls. Pompoms optional  |
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Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 11:59 PM
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8. Act pompous, arrogant: walk around talking smack about the project until someone dislocates your jaw.
9. Eat ramen noodles and claim its <insert project here>'s primary source of nutrition and other fun adjectives and nouns - then request a donation if the listener shows a few signs of sympathy. |
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Posted: Apr 09, 2008 - 04:47 AM
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The linux community (not necessarily the sidux community) should work more to learn the windows-user how to do the same things they do but with linux.
My effort is to translate in italian the sidux manual and to remake the sites where I contribute with info to help winuser to switch first to free application (see the OpenDisc project) and then to linux. |
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