Thanks for the information, I guess I'll start thinking up some ideas for a navbar. I really hope to gain some valuable experience. Again, thank you!
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Pasi Lallinaho <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Kyle, > > I'm adding the Xubuntu-devel mailing list to the recipients, since that's > where we cooperate development discussion for Xubuntu. > > Comments inline. > > On 25/05/13 18:50, Kyle Sabara wrote: > >> Hello, >> My name is Kyle Sabara and I would like to work with your Xubuntu >> web team. >> > > First of all, thanks for your interest! > > I'm 15 but I can assure you I know how to code CSS and HTML5. >> I hold 2 certifications, one in Adobe Photoshop CS5, as well as one in >> Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. I'd like to also note that I am going for my >> Adobe Flash CS5 certification and hope to get it soon. I like linux and >> most important to me is the XFCE flavor that I do run on an old PC. I do >> have some works on the web, in fact I'm going to Nationals in California >> this year for FBLA in the Web Design event. I know, you think just >> because I have a Dreamweaver certification means I don't actually know >> how to code what-so-ever, but I actually always code with Notepad++ >> because I don't like the drag and drop software environment that >> Dreamweaver creates, along with the annoying bugs you sometimes have to >> comb your document for. >> > > Don't worry; we don't judge people based on their age or certificates they > may or may not have. All contributions are welcome as long as they make > sense and the community can agree on the results they bring with them. > > I already have a couple ways for integration of social networking >> into your site. One way would be to add a Twitter app where you have >> Xubuntu Twitter Feed on your site, perhaps on the homepage? Another >> thing you can add to increase Xubuntu's networking would be to add a >> Facebook Like button, a Google+ button, and a Twitter button if you will >> which I'm not sure if you know this but a Twitter button is included on >> the Twitter Feed you can integrate. >> > > This is something the web/marketing/Xubuntu team should discuss in general. > > So far we haven't specifically worked to get much of the social networking > showing on the site. This is partly because we only recently set up most of > the social networking sites. On the other hand, while the social networking > outlets are "official", they are community-run and we aren't controlling > their content too much. While we trust the administrators, it's not certain > that all communication and comments made on the social networks is > something we want to automatically integrate to our website. > > If we decide to add things like this, it should be easy enough with > existing WordPress plugins. > > Also, I'd like to point out that you guys don't really have a full >> navigation bar on your site making a lack in usability. >> > > We are constantly working on the site and even as I write this mail, we're > under process for improvements on the site. However, all feedback is > welcome: do you have any mockups or ideas for the navigation bar? > > Another >> suggestion I have is that you can add more pictures to your site in the >> tour and inside the changing image slider on the homepage; because >> people really want to see you glorify the project and most of all, >> potential users need to know the look and feel of the software, and >> pictures of the Xubuntu user interface are a good way to go. >> > > I agree! > > As long as somebody takes more screenshots which are recent, we're good to > add them. In addition, we're working to make the frontpage slider images > slightly bigger with the next website update. > > I hope some >> of these ideas show some of the creative skills I can contribute to the >> team. >> I feel like getting involved in this project can help me build a >> portfolio and help me in my future.I am a technology enthusiast and I >> love coding HTML. I don't claim to know everything but I would love to >> expand my knowledge by contributing some work for an open source >> organization where anyone can get involved and share ideas. >> > > Open source can definitely help with your CV as long as it isn't your only > (or primary) goal. > > Thank you again for taking time out of your lives to read this >> statement. >> Sincerely, >> Kyle Sabara >> > > About joining teams and getting access to resources: we generally have a > "contributions before membership" policy. In other words, start following > development discussions, get familiar with the community processes and > people and when you've been around a while, get your hands dirty [1]. > > Welcome to our community! > > Cheers, > Pasi > > [1] http://xubuntu.org/contribute/ > > -- > Pasi Lallinaho (knome) » http://open.knome.fi/ > Leader of Shimmer Project and Xubuntu » http://shimmerproject.org/ > Graphic artist, webdesigner, Ubuntu member » http://xubuntu.org/ > >
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