Hi Lakshmi, On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:04:40 +0530 Lakshmi Prasannakumar wrote: > Hi Björn, > I write to you in regards to the project description seen at the > Outreachy project list. I would like to join your community and start > contributing to the documentation part of it. Welcome to Guix! I'm adding the public mailing list on CC, so other community members can also answer if necessary. Also adding Gabor on CC, who is the main mentor. > Though I have joined > the IRC channel for GNU GUIX, I'm continually receiving the error > message as below on sending messages: > == Cannot send to nick/channel There was recently a spam attack on the freenode IRC network. Since then you need to register your nick name before it is possible to join the #guix channel. If you haven't done that yet, here are the instructions: https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration You can also join the mailing list and write there. > My understanding regarding the project contribution is to make > video tutorials on how to install and use GNU GUIX. > Could you kindly direct me with some initial task so that I can start > working on it and get familiar with the environment? Yes, that's right, video documentation is the job. One requirement for Outreachy is to make a first, formal contribution to the project. For Guix that means you could add a new package. But the very first step is to install Guix and get used to it. You can install Guix either on top of another Linux-Distribution or standalone, in a virtual mashine or on real hardware. On top of an existing distro is probably the easiest step. The docs for installation should be linked from the Outreachy Project site, I post it also here: https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installation.html#Binary-Installation If you have any questions feel free to ask (preferably on the mailing list, or if it works for you, on IRC). Yours, Björn