Hello Lakshmi, Welcome to Guix! Björn Höfling <bjoern.hoefl...@bjoernhoefling.de> ezt írta (időpont: 2018. okt. 17., Sze 8:45):
> Hi Lakshmi, > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:04:40 +0530 > Lakshmi Prasannakumar <lakshmiprasannakuma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Björn, > > I write to you in regards to the project description seen at the > > Outreachy project list. I would like to join your community and start > > contributing to the documentation part of it. > > Welcome to Guix! I'm adding the public mailing list on CC, so other > community members can also answer if necessary. Also adding Gabor on > CC, who is the main mentor. > > > Though I have joined > > the IRC channel for GNU GUIX, I'm continually receiving the error > > message as below on sending messages: > > == Cannot send to nick/channel > > There was recently a spam attack on the freenode IRC network. Since > then you need to register your nick name before it is possible to join > the #guix channel. If you haven't done that yet, here are the > instructions: > > https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration > > You can also join the mailing list and write there. > > > My understanding regarding the project contribution is to make > > video tutorials on how to install and use GNU GUIX. > > Could you kindly direct me with some initial task so that I can start > > working on it and get familiar with the environment? > > Yes, that's right, video documentation is the job. One requirement for > Outreachy is to make a first, formal contribution to the project. For > Guix that means you could add a new package. > > But the very first step is to install Guix and get used to it. You can > install Guix either on top of another Linux-Distribution or standalone, > in a virtual mashine or on real hardware. On top of an existing distro > is probably the easiest step. > > The docs for installation should be linked from the Outreachy Project > site, I post it also here: > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation Yes, installation would be the first step. > > If you have any questions feel free to ask (preferably on the mailing > list, or if it works for you, on IRC). > > Yours, > > Björn > Best regards, g_bor >
