Based on some of the feedback from yesterday’s post regarding my latest project I thought it deserved a little more detail. I don’t mean to be cryptic about it, I think I’m simply having a hard time describing the team. Something, obviously, that I’ll need to resolve quickly.
The best way I’ve found to describe this project/team is to think Open Week, just much more regularly. One example (not related to this project) is that this week we’re having the Ubuntu Developer Weeek, and something like this fits right into the goals of this project.
Basically this team will plan and organize regular “Open Week” style events to educate Ubuntu users on how they can participate in the community. Topics will range from bug work to documentation, packaging to loco activism, etc. Pretty much every existing team within the Ubuntu community will have a chance to present on what their team does, invite others to participate and educate them on how they can join in.. and this team will be the engine behind making this happen.
The team itself will organize these events, market the events, and also try to follow up with users as they attempt to participate in the existing communities. It has been interesting to follow some of the blogs on the Planet regarding the journey towards MOTU. This team would also help track (and help the user track) their progress toward participation in their respective community projects.
I want to make sure that new users know how they can participate, who they can contact for help and when they can find ubuntu training events which will make their transition toward participation easier.
I will be sending some reply emails soon to those that have contacted me. I will also be planning a meeting for this upcoming Sunday (Feb 24th) in IRC (details pending) for continued discussion and organization.
I hope this helps clarify what I was trying to say in my previous post. I think there is a real place for this type of project. We’ve got the best community in the free software world, let’s really help show that by being part of a project like this. A project which focuses solely on helping everyone learn how they can participate in one of the greatest free software projects in the world!
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