Gaurav, the key point here is interest - if you have your favourite tool on the Ubuntu project, then join the list and start following the discussions there and hopefully that should give you the opportunity to start helping and contributing code .
That said, most people start off becoming contributors by scratching their own itch. What that means is that if you want a feature that is missing in one of your favourite tools, just check out the code and create the feature or submit a patch. If the maintainer of that software is happy with your contribution, they might consider giving you write access to the code. Good luck On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Gaurav Saxena <grvsaxena...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Thanks for the links but I had already seen these. Actually I was > interested in a complete project for ubuntu as is done in GSOC. Could you > please provide me some insight in how to start doing that. > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Dustin Kirkland <kirkl...@ubuntu.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Gaurav Saxena <grvsaxena...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > 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 . :) >> >> 60 seconds of searching through Google reveals step-by-step processes >> for each of a number of different teams... >> >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/GettingInvolved >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/GettingInvolved >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/GettingStarted >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing#How%20do%20I%20get%20involved? >> >> There are *so* many avenues to getting involved with Ubuntu it's >> perhaps overwhelming. I suggest picking one of those teams above (or >> one of many others), and trying to find your niche. >> >> -- >> :-Dustin >> >> Dustin Kirkland >> Ubuntu Core Developer >> > > > > -- > Thanks and Regards , > Gaurav Saxena > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > >
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