From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Boskovits?= Subject: Re: New outreachy participant introduction Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 21:18:18 +0200 Message-ID: References: <1570119118548.1674@iu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000060b2150594067365" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49230) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iG6cT-0001Z5-O7 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:18:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iG6cS-0006lk-7h for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:18:33 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-x530.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::530]:44600) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iG6cR-0006lL-Sl for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:18:32 -0400 Received: by mail-ed1-x530.google.com with SMTP id r16so3607981edq.11 for ; Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:18:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1570119118548.1674@iu.edu> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: "Asfaw, Nardos" Cc: "guix-devel@gnu.org" , "outreachy@lepiller.eu" --00000000000060b2150594067365 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Nardos, Asfaw, Nardos ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2019. okt. 3., C= s, 18:13): > Hello Guix! > > My name is Nardos, and I am an Outreachy participant from Indiana > University, Bloomington. I am a first time open > source contributor hopeful. I am excite to be here, but I will admit I am > also a little nervous. I welcome feedback as I am here to learn from all > of you. I can be reached at nasfaw@iu.edu or www.nardos.dev > Happy to see you here. > I also have a few questions: > > 1. I am opting to run Guix in a virtual machine on a kali linux. I have > found this resource: > https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Running-Guix-in-a-VM.html#Runnin= g-Guix-in-a-VM. > Given your experience, would this cause a problem down the line? Any > recommendation on running Guix in a virtual machine vs on my PC? > This should work fine, but as Chris metioned, it might be easier to install Guix as a package manager. One trick with the vm image is that it barely contains enough space to be useful as is, so you will have to resize it. > 2. Upon making contributions, where is it posted? and how do I see > feedbacks? I have seen lists of open projects and discussion treads such = as > this (https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/22138) on the Guix patch > tracker. Are these the issues we currently working on? > To open a new issue you can send a mail to either guix-patches or bug-guix mailing list. Then the debbugs instance behind these lists creat a new issue number for your request. Further mails should be sent to issue-number@debbugs.gnu.org, where the issue number is in the acknowledgement e-mail. You can see that later in an url like you posted at issues.guix.gnu.org. > > 3. Any beginner tips? and a good place to start? > You could do some packaging, or go for an easy bug. In earlier rounds we recommended to try to package some R stuff first, as R has a well working importer. It is important to notice that there is a quite short deadline for initial contribution, and having something in is strictly needed for proceeding further. Therefore I would go for something really easy. Once you have one contribution registered, we can find something that is nearer to the project you are really interested in. Another aspect is that doing a simple packaging will get you familiar with the workflow and helps to check if everything is ok with the installation. Also, if you have a particular project in mind please let us know. > > I look forward to working with you all. > I am also looking forward to working with you. > > Thanks, > > Nardos > Best regards, g_bor --=20 OpenPGP Key Fingerprint: 7988:3B9F:7D6A:4DBF:3719:0367:2506:A96C:CF63:0B21 --00000000000060b2150594067365 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello Nardos,

Asfaw, Nardos <nasfaw@iu.edu>= ezt =C3=ADrta (id=C5=91pont: 2019. okt. 3., Cs, 18:13):

Hello Guix!


My name is Nardos, and I am an Outreachy participant from Indiana Univ= ersity, Bloomington. I am a first time open source=C2=A0contributor=C2=A0ho= peful.=C2=A0I am excite to be here,=C2=A0but=C2=A0I will admit=C2=A0I am also a li= ttle nervous.=C2=A0I welcome feedback as I am here to learn from all= of you.=C2=A0I can be reached at nasfaw@iu.edu or www.nardos.dev= =C2=A0

Happy to see you her= e.

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I also=C2=A0have a few questions:

1. I am opting to run Guix=C2=A0in a virtual machine on a kali linux.= =C2=A0 I have found this resource:=C2=A0https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Running-Guix-in-a-VM.html#= Running-Guix-in-a-VM. Given your experience, would this cause a problem down the line? Any recom= mendation on running Guix in a virtual machine vs on my PC?

This should work fine, but as Chris metioned, = it might be easier to install Guix as a package manager. One trick with the= vm image is that it barely contains enough space to be useful as is, so yo= u will have to resize it.


2. Upon making contributions, where is it posted? and how do I see fee= dbacks? I have seen lists of open projects and discussion treads such as th= is (h= ttps://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/22138)=C2=A0 on the=C2=A0Guix patch tracker. Are these the issues we currently working on?=C2=A0

To open a new issue you can send a= mail to either guix-patches or bug-guix mailing list. Then the debbugs ins= tance behind these lists creat a new issue number for your request. Further= mails should be sent to is= sue-number@debbugs.gnu.org, where the issue number is in the acknowledg= ement e-mail. You can see that later in an url like you posted at issues.guix.gnu.org.


3. Any beginner tips? and a good place to start?=C2=A0

You could do some packaging, or go for an easy bug. In earlie= r rounds we recommended to try to package some R stuff first, as R has a we= ll working importer. It is important to notice that there is a quite short = deadline for initial contribution, and having something in is strictly need= ed for proceeding further. Therefore I would go for something really easy. = Once you have one contribution registered, we can find something that is ne= arer to the project you are really interested in.

= Another aspect is that doing a simple packaging will get you familiar with = the workflow and helps to check if everything is ok with the installation.<= /div>

Also, if you have a particular project in mind ple= ase let us know.


I look forward to working with you all.=C2=A0

=

I am also looking forward to working with you.


Thanks,

Nardos

Best regards,
g_bor

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