Hi! Did you ever want to help Debian, but every piece software you are interested in is already packaged? You don't consider yourself a "technical person"? You have basic skills in written English? Perfect! Have you considered joining the Publicity Team?
The Publicity Team is a loosely organized team working on different aspects of Debian's "Public Relations". One example is the newsletter "Debian Project News" which informs the wider Debian community of everything interesting happening in the Debian universe. While it was actually thought to be a bi-weekly newsletter, due to missing volunteers it is currently in danger of becoming a bi-monthly newsletter. We also have a row of new projects lined up that haven't really taken off yet, such as an official blog or making better use of Debian's official identi.ca account. Also the slightly smaller and somewhat more strictly organized Press Team needs new members, as some of the old ones would like to step back in the coming year. The job of the Press Team (in collaboration with the Publicity Team) is to write official announcements (usually on request by various other teams or whenever relevant topics or events come up) and to act as point of contact for journalists (and everyone else who doesn't find the correct mailing list for their questions ;-)) Since the Press Team is somewhat of the official "Voice of Debian", this requires a slightly higher degree of commitment and diplomatic skills. Everyone can join the Publicity Team, see these pages for details: http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicity http://wiki.debian.org/ProjectNews/HowToContribute As said, basic English writing skills are necessary for both teams (don't worry; we have quite active native English speakers available for reviews), and ideally candidates for both teams should be more or less familiar with Debian's organizational structure and internal procedures. Also you should be able to work in a team and communicate with other teams (mostly via e-mail and IRC). Everything else you might need (like usage of svn/cvs/whatever) can be learned later (again don't worry, you don't need very deep skills in these areas). Members of the Press Team should be or be about to become full Debian members, as you sometimes need to access Debian specific resources (and later an official delegation when you become a full "Debian Press Officer"). Please feel free to get in contact with us. You can reach the Publicity Team at [email protected] or in #debian-publicity on irc.debian.org and the Press Team at [email protected]. Best regards, Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
