On Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 05:41:12PM +0000, Nestor Laotze González de Abreu via infrastructure wrote: > Hey, I hope everything is going well. > > Matrix: *@laotze:fedora.im <http://fedora.im>* > > I'm *Laotze*, a fresh computer engineering graduate. I briefly used Fedora > 38 Workstation, since then my daily driver has been Fedora i3 spin. I'm an > avid reader, and also like to write. I do have a personal blog, but I am > also contemplating the idea of documenting my professional journey and > thoughts. I speak Spanish natively, Portuguese, and my German is growing > each day.
Welcome! > *Tools, experience and what I'd like to learn* > > - Python (Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy, sockets, Pytest, unittest, Tkinter, > os, PyInstaller) > - HTML, CSS, and Javascript > - RESTful API > - PostgreSQL, SQLite > - Git > - Bash > > I worked for my university in the IT department while I was getting my > degree. At the time the ticketing system was paper based, so I decided to > make my final year project based on that problematic. I developed a system > called SISA using sockets library, tkinter for GUI, PostgreSQL as database, > and PyInstaller for the executables. Besides that project, I worked daily > as IT. I've been sharpening my backend skills through two web applications, > a blog and a prompting generator for writing. > > I don't have a specific area I'd like to get involved in. I feel I still > have a lot of things to learn about, later something may catch my eye. Nice. Yeah, we all learn all the time. :) > *Goals* > > - *Be part of and contribute to Fedora's community.* > > > - *Familiarize myself with the workflow of Infrastructure.* I have no > idea where I could help, it feels a bit daunting. I have been reading the > tickets, the map of critical services, about each app, and I'm yet to read > the sysadmin and developer guide. So I believe familiarizing myself with > the workflow would make contributing easier. > > > - *Learn as much as I can. *I believe one can achieve a great deal > independently. However, it is through community that we truly get to grow > as people and professionals, sharing experiences, knowledge, and opinions. Yes, do ask questions, see us on matrix in our meetings, standups and day to day channels. If you see something interesting being discussed, feel free to ask for more information about it. > *Initial Questions* > > - What things can I do to know how the team works? Besides reading the > docs and attending the meetings You're welcome to hang our in #admin:fedoraproject.org (this is more a channel where people come with issues/problems for us) and/or #noc:fedoraproject.org (this is more a day to day channel for us with alerts and information. > - Is there anything would you recommend learning to facilitate > participation in Infrastructure? Be it tools, concepts, or anything that > comes to mind > - What advice would you give? You could answer this in a professional or > personal way. I see it as a way to get to know you better and share wisdom Well, I'd say be patient and kind. Ask lots of questions, but be patient in allowing someone to answer. For better or worse we have always been more setup for people to join who are able to ask and learn things rather than waiting for tasks or the like. > I wasn't sure if I was expected to talk more personally about myself. I'd > be more than happy to answer any questions through email or a DM on Matrix. > Thank you for your time, and I'm looking forward to working with everyone. Welcome again! kevin -- _______________________________________________ infrastructure mailing list -- infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to infrastructure-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
