MOTU needs people
First and foremost, please check out Ubuntu Open Week and visit some sessions.
Much to do
One issue that is facing MOTU is the problem of things needed to be done vs. people who can do it. So if you are on the edge, or think that there is sufficient people to do it, now is your chance to get involved. MOTU wants, and needs you!
Idea time
I have an idea on how to get the ball rolling. I propose a once a week, hour long session for MOTU. This session would need to have 1-2 very knowledgable MOTU’s. Here is where my idea branches off from others slightly. In these sessions, it would be bitesize task driven. Very informal, friendly atmostphere. Basically, the session would have an agenda, which would feature 5-10 packages with easy to remedy issues. At this point, the MOTU novices would then try to fix these issues, but have an expert there to answer any questions along the way.
Experience pays
The benefits:
- Each session 5-10 packages (or more depending on attendance) get fixed
- Rapidly accelerate the learning and potential base of MOTU members
- Kill the massive learning curve associated with it
Coordinate with forums
I think we have a huge base of potential people in the forums, who would like to help, but have no clue how. If we can pull a sufficient amount of people who are willing to learn, everyone benefits.
Potential sponsor
If we can get some people willing to get this going, for the MOTU experts who will guide the sessions, I will provide paypal funds for sufficient beer (ie $20-40) to cover your trouble. My sponsorship offer will extend for up to 2 MOTU’s per week for the first month to get the ball rolling.
Advertising
A key to this will be to reach as many people as possible. So if it happens, we will need help to spread the word at some point. Not yet, because it doesn’t exist right now. But I am open to any ideas.
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#1 by Edward A Robinson on April 23, 2007 - 7:56 pm
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This is the best idea ever, let me know when this gets started and ill sign up.
#2 by PriceChild on April 23, 2007 - 8:58 pm
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I’m a moderator on ubuntuforums.org and part of the newly created “Forum Ambassadors” team. My/our aim is basically to help bring the forum community closer to the core ubuntu community. Right now we’re just taking suggestions from members of what they want in gutsy, and will try to run with a few.
One of the most important things I am keeping in mind, is that I don’t want to waste developers time. I’m sure I’m not the only forums person that will be willing to bend over backwards to help any developers with activity on the forums. It can only be a good thing.
Pricey
#3 by Quentin Hartman on April 23, 2007 - 9:14 pm
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This is a great idea. I am just getting to the point where I’m confident enough in my skills to feel like I can start “giving back” in a meaningful way, and I think something like this would be a great way to help me get over the hump. If you are keeping a list of people who want to join in on this, add me to it!
#4 by Schalken on April 24, 2007 - 1:50 am
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I am adding D-Link to my new list of open source friendly companies to buy from!
#5 by gnudoc on April 24, 2007 - 5:47 pm
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Brilliant idea! Count me in as a newbie packager if this works out!
#6 by Andrew S on April 25, 2007 - 5:01 am
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Count me in! I have been hovering around looking for the best way to contribute in small short ways. I don’t have a lot of time but wanted to dedicate some consistent small time periods to helping out with something. Such an idea like this would mean quick learning and help remove the wasted time factor with hacking around by yourself.