Jeff, Here's a good starting point for helping with Nova: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/nova-low-hanging-fruit
I got my start with a tiny python library named oslo.config, we'd welcome help with any of the ongoing or new work in oslo: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Oslo the channels are #openstack-nova and #openstack-oslo respectively, just following along discussions has helped me tremendously when i got started. Yes, Victor is leading python3 work (fixing tests) for nova and i am helping as well, so you could jump in there as well https://review.openstack.org/#/q/project:openstack/nova+status:open+topic:%255E.*python3.*,n,z Hope this helps, -- dims On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Jeff Learman <jeff.lear...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm an OpenStack newbie, but a seasoned programmer with decades of > experience in data communications (especially IP stack lower layers) and > embedded systems. I'm fluent in Python, C, C++, and Java. > > I'm looking for some pro-bono work to do, and am open to any suggestions, > advice, or pleas for help. I'll need a bit of mentoring, mostly in terms of > mentioning terms to study up on. > > I know about as much about OpenStack as I can learn from the Wikipedia > entry. I started setting it up on Ubuntu on Cisco UCS for a project where I > worked, but no longer work there. I don't have any resources other than a > Windows laptop and the Internet, but I could wrestle up an x86-based Linux > box if necessary (not a rack server, though -- low budget, I'd take an old > tower, install a new MOBO, and go from there.) > > I'm willing to do tedious grunt work, as long as I'm learning something in > the process (at least, to begin with.) For example, if there's a desire to > convert to Python 3, that'd be a great way to get involved, learn a lot, and > make a contribution, with minimal deep knowledge required about OpenStack, > and hopefully relatively minimal risk. > > Thanks! > Jeff > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > -- Davanum Srinivas :: https://twitter.com/dims __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev