Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
in-line :- On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 22:16, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Is it so??? please look at http://osdir.com/ml/linux.ubuntu.motu/2008-08/msg00020.html http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:59 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. I got involved with the packaging stuff at the time of hardy development. Initially my focus was on bluetooth stack. But I soon realized that fixing C based apps/libs was not easy for me. So I then refocused on the thing I know better i.e. java. I have fixed some very bad FTBFS problems, tried to shape up the policies related to java and contributed quite a few fixes back to Debian. I am a high school student. Have been to Ubuntu family for now, one and half year. I know a bit of C, C++ and VB. I am learning python from past few days. I am regular reader of Full Circle Magazine (www.fullcirclemagazine.org). In that, I read MOTU interviews every month. Most of the MOTUs I have seen in there are of age below 20. Some are even 16-17 years old. I am inspired with that. And I understand that only inspiration isn't going to feed my aspiration. As you said 'You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded', I couldn't understand what debdiff is. Similarly I couldn't understand many of such terms on MOTU wiki too. Debdiff is the diff (difference) between to source packages. I am not sure which links you referred to. A good starting point is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Contributing I know that I have a very-very long way to go for what I am aspiring. The only thing I wanted to ask that where do I start. Will I have to master a particular language? If yes, then which one? What Linux specific thing will I have to learn? Can you please specify some book for it? Is there some book which would explain me this whole thing? Please tell me anything and everything basic, that you would like a newborn to know about this packaging stuff. I am not asking for another wiki, but yours small explanation will do wonders. :-) You don't need to know a particular language for working as Ubuntu MOTU. Ubuntu contains thousands of packages which are libs/apps made in different languages i.e. C, C++, Java, Python etc. You better learn a language first and then start contributing to Ubuntu. You will have to learn some linux specific things like 'make', shell scripting and basic linux commands etc. As I said before specific questions are more welcome. And #ubuntu-motu is better place for such questions. By the way, please follow mailing list guidelines when posting mails to this list. - http://ubuntu-in.info/wiki/index.php/MailingList_Guidelines Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.comwrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. Presently the man himself Onkar is a MOTU (and he is the best guy with loads of patience to help out) .. I too aspire to be one .. But I m not finding time amidst my studies :) (Hopefully will apply at the end of this semester i.e 7th semester) Nice to find a guy who is inspired by community works ... Regards and Thanks -- Bhavani Shankar.R https://launchpad.net/~bhavi, a proud ubuntu community member. What matters in life is application of mind!, It makes great sense to have some common sense..! -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? AFAIK, currently only one. Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. Which pages from wiki did you read? Specific questions about what you couldn't understand will be helpful. And you can join IRC channel #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net for getting help. Prerequisites 1. Lot of patience. 2. Lot of patience. :-) Start looking into small bugs. Find out how to fix them. You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded. You may first start only with applications that interest you. You need to make a lot of sustained contribution before you can become MOTU. By the way with new archive organization, MOTU term will vanish soon. All the developers will be part of a single team called Ubuntu Developers. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArchiveReorganisation Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.comwrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. You just missed Ubuntu Developer Week, which ended only today. In UDW, some MOTU developers attend classroom session on IRC channels and teach the basic of packaging, translation, getting involved, etc. However, you can get the Summarised version from here : http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=493 and for other days on the same blog. Thanks, Raseel http://raseel.in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
So sad, sa bad. My Bad Luck! http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com From: Raseel Bhagat raseelbha...@gmail.com To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 4:44:44 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. You just missed Ubuntu Developer Week, which ended only today. In UDW, some MOTU developers attend classroom session on IRC channels and teach the basic of packaging, translation, getting involved, etc. However, you can get the Summarised version from here : http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=493 and for other days on the same blog. Thanks, Raseel http://raseel.in Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com-- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. I am a high school student. Have been to Ubuntu family for now, one and half year. I know a bit of C, C++ and VB. I am learning python from past few days. I am regular reader of Full Circle Magazine (www.fullcirclemagazine.org). In that, I read MOTU interviews every month. Most of the MOTUs I have seen in there are of age below 20. Some are even 16-17 years old. I am inspired with that. And I understand that only inspiration isn't going to feed my aspiration. As you said 'You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded', I couldn't understand what debdiff is. Similarly I couldn't understand many of such terms on MOTU wiki too. I know that I have a very-very long way to go for what I am aspiring. The only thing I wanted to ask that where do I start. Will I have to master a particular language? If yes, then which one? What Linux specific thing will I have to learn? Can you please specify some book for it? Is there some book which would explain me this whole thing? Please tell me anything and everything basic, that you would like a newborn to know about this packaging stuff. I am not asking for another wiki, but yours small explanation will do wonders. :-) Thank you for your replies! Hope to get one soon. Ankur http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com From: Onkar Shinde onkarshi...@gmail.com To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 3:25:20 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? AFAIK, currently only one. Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. Which pages from wiki did you read? Specific questions about what you couldn't understand will be helpful. And you can join IRC channel #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net for getting help. Prerequisites 1. Lot of patience. 2. Lot of patience. :-) Start looking into small bugs. Find out how to fix them. You need to attach debdiff (to the bug) between the buggy package and the fixed package to get them uploaded. You may first start only with applications that interest you. You need to make a lot of sustained contribution before you can become MOTU. By the way with new archive organization, MOTU term will vanish soon. All the developers will be part of a single team called Ubuntu Developers. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArchiveReorganisation Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more.. Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com-- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
MOTU is Master(s) of the Universe. These are the people who take care of the Ubuntu repositories, do the packaging thing, do bug-fixing etc. I know only this much. Others shall explain more, or you can visit https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com From: 74yrs old withblessi...@gmail.com To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 8:39:24 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? I could not understand MOTU - will you explain in details? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:17 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: So sad, sa bad. My Bad Luck! http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com From: Raseel Bhagat raseelbha...@gmail.com To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 4:44:44 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. You just missed Ubuntu Developer Week, which ended only today. In UDW, some MOTU developers attend classroom session on IRC channels and teach the basic of packaging, translation, getting involved, etc. However, you can get the Summarised version from here : http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=493 and for other days on the same blog. Thanks, Raseel http://raseel.in Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com-- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
I could not understand MOTU - will you explain in details? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:17 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.comwrote: So sad, sa bad. My Bad Luck! http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com -- *From:* Raseel Bhagat raseelbha...@gmail.com *To:* Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com *Sent:* Friday, 4 September, 2009 4:44:44 PM *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM, ankur mishra ankurwidgui...@yahoo.comwrote: Hello Everybody! I have this strange question racing my mind, can you answer it: How many MOTUs are from India? Also I would like to become one. Can somebody please explain briefly, how to become one? I also would like to know the prerequisites and all the related stuff a novice should know. I have read the Ubuntu MOTU wiki, but couldn't understand many things. All the help is highly appreciated. You just missed Ubuntu Developer Week, which ended only today. In UDW, some MOTU developers attend classroom session on IRC channels and teach the basic of packaging, translation, getting involved, etc. However, you can get the Summarised version from here : http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=493 and for other days on the same blog. Thanks, Raseel http://raseel.in -- Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_cricket_2/*http://cricket.yahoo.com. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. He is the one who replied to your question :-) Regards, Aanjhan -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
sorry, I don't know anything about MOTU journey which I am not interested Please. close the chapter of my email. On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo.com wrote: Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. He is the one who replied to your question :-) Regards, Aanjhan -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India?
Is it so??? http://ankurwidguitar.blogspot.com From: Aanjhan R aanj...@gmail.com To: Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, 4 September, 2009 9:40:42 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] How many MOTUs are from India? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM, ankur mishraankurwidgui...@yahoo..com wrote: Who is the one? I would like to know about his MOTU journey. He is the one who replied to your question :-) Regards, Aanjhan -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in See the Web#39;s breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/-- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
