Hi JD!
Are you working with anyone yet? Ww can definitely use your help!!!
Cheers,
~m
On August 19, 2018 9:06:59 PM EDT, JD Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello, world!
>
>Who
>My name is JD Wilson. I am in the USA, Eastern Time Zone. I am a
>database
>developer/DBA with prior experience in both web and desktop
>development. My
>main focus these days is SQL, though most of my past work experience
>has
>been full stack web development. I've worked with the following web
>languages: PHP, Java (Apache Wicket), Coldfusion, HTML, CSS,
>Javascript/JQuery, Bootstrap, and Materialize CSS. I've played around
>with
>NodeJS, Spring, React, and C#. My web skills are admittedly a bit
>rusty, so
>I'll be best suited with some of the easier fixes.
>
>What
>I would like to contribute to the Fedora website development. Something
>I
>immediately noticed while creating my account was the outdated look and
>feel of the Fedora admin page (https://admin.fedoraproject.org/). I
>think
>there are a lot of easy fixes to make that section of the site look
>more
>modern, and to make the pages mobile-first. I'm assuming this area has
>higher access rights since I did not get the code to it when following
>these instructions (
>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_fix_bugs_on_the_Fedora_Project_website).
>I also realize that a redesign of the site like that would require
>collaboration with the more senior members and would not be a
>solo-decision. It's just something that I thought would be a fun area
>to
>start contributing!
>
>Why
>I've wanted to contribute to Linux since I first began using it years
>ago,
>I just never knew how. The openness of the Fedora project to volunteers
>is
>what made me choose it over Ubuntu years ago. I knew that one day I
>would
>be writing an email like this, and to be honest it feels weird that I'm
>finally here. Time flies! I feel I am useful enough as a professional
>to
>make a difference in the Fedora community. I love the idea of open
>source
>software and I am ready to "walk the walk", to contribute to the
>success of
>Fedora rather than just stand on the shoulders of others. I don't just
>want
>to use Fedora, I want to help build it!
>
>I can pretty easily contribute 2-4 hours a week to start, and I would
>be
>willing to ramp it up as I get more involved with the team. My IRC
>handle
>is wilsonj. I am still trying to figure out exactly how all of this
>works,
>so I welcome any and all onboarding assistance.
>
>
>Look forward to meeting you all,
>JD
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