On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Matt Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the information. I've signed up on the users ML, though that does > not appear to be that active just yet. I've not bothered to signup on any of > the older existing MLs as I figure those will eventually disappear. I've > given a quick glance at the current incubator website thus far. Have not dug > real deep into the project migration information on the wiki (only a little > bit on the wiki/forums). Still struggling a little bit here and there with > learning the Apache way of things, digging around as much as I can before I > bother people with questions.. >
For general Apache and Apache Way info, I'd recommend: http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html http://community.apache.org/newcomers/index.html http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html (and note the link to the video in the comments) > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Matt Richards <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thanks for the welcome. >> > >> > I'm bringing this thread back as I've been a little more active recently >> and >> > am a new name around OOo and Apache. Some may have missed the initial >> post >> > as there has been a lot of emails going through this list. >> > >> > Wanted to add that I've got experince with MedaWiki as well as various >> forum >> > software out there (at least the administration side). >> > >> >> Nice to have you here, Matt. >> >> You might take a read at some of the material up on our Podling >> website [1]. It has information about the project, decision making, >> how to work with the website, source control, mailing lists, wikis, >> etc. We have more stuff which needs to be migrated as well. You can >> see a fuller plan on the wiki [2] >> >> Your support and QA skills would certainly valued on this project. Are >> you signed up for the ooo-users list as well [3]? >> >> Regards, >> >> -Rob >> >> [1] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/ >> [2] >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Transition+Planning >> [3] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html >> >> >> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Andy Brown <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Matt Richards wrote: >> >> >> >>> Greetings, >> >>> >> >>> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm >> >>> not >> >>> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very >> >>> pleased >> >>> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of >> >>> the >> >>> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I >> >>> been >> >>> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've >> been >> >>> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in >> >>> helping >> >>> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so >> >>> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development >> >>> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little >> bit >> >>> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration. >> >>> >> >>> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project >> [Yea, >> >>> I >> >>> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been >> reading >> >>> a >> >>> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things >> are >> >>> heading at this time. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form >> at >> >>> this stage. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Hi Matt, >> >> >> >> If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we >> >> can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by >> >> doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would. >> >> >> >> Welcome to the group. >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > --Matt >> > >> > > > > -- > --Matt >
