Hello

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Jan Claeys <li...@janc.be> wrote:

> Robbie Williamson schreef op wo 01-06-2011 om 10:54 [-0500]:
> > > I don't have much experience of working on large projects like that and
> this
> > > is also a reason why I want to contribute to open source and to
> contribute
> > > to my favourite open source software would be a wonderful experience.
> It
> > > would be great if the community support my idea and it will be great if
> > > possible that I could get a mentor for such type of project and a
> > > certificate of completion for my academic benefit.
>
> > An official certificate might be difficult, however I'm sure whomever
> > you work with would be willing to provide an email certifying your
> > participation.  Again, since the work is in the open, the need for a
> > certificate of proof is much less ;).
>
> A official-looking certificate might still be nice, at least according
> to the following talk given at LGM 2010 last year:
>
> http://river-valley.tv/how-to-get-contributors-to-your-freelibreopen-source-project-from-vietnam-and-asia/
>
> She explains that in some countries/cultures it's important to have
> something to show to your family, as they are paying for your studies
> and want to know why you are working without getting anything in return,
> either money (a paid job) or certificates (e.g. a school, or an open
> source project).
>

Thanks a lot for considering my request.
Could you suggest me how can I start working on the projects related to
ubuntu . :)

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