From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Omar Radwan Subject: Re: Is help wanted?Needed? Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:01:44 -0800 Message-ID: References: <87tx0k7rem.fsf@mango.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113ad5eeccabf1050afbc2de Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53168) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y3s7u-0002mF-R3 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:01:47 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y3s7t-0005dc-LK for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:01:46 -0500 Received: from mail-ob0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22c]:65285) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y3s7t-0005dU-G9 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:01:45 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f172.google.com with SMTP id va8so30388179obc.3 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:01:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87tx0k7rem.fsf@mango.localdomain> 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-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: rekado Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org --001a113ad5eeccabf1050afbc2de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >One way to contribute is by using Guix >as a package manager on top of an >existing GNU/Linux distribution and to >report bugs. Another way is to >try to package up missing free >software that you would like to be >available through Guix. Writing >package specifications is not very >difficult and requires hardly any >programming experience at all. I could see into doing all that. How about documentation? I'm fluent with English, And Arabic. Is there help needed there? On Dec 24, 2014 11:56 AM, "rekado" wrote: > Omar Radwan writes: > > I want to help out with guix and dmd development, but the problem is > that I > > am not a very experienced programmer at all. I was wondering what other > > ways are there for me to help out? > > One way to contribute is by using Guix as a package manager on top of an > existing GNU/Linux distribution and to report bugs. Another way is to > try to package up missing free software that you would like to be > available through Guix. Writing package specifications is not very > difficult and requires hardly any programming experience at all. > > Be sure to visit the IRC channel #guix on freenode to get help in > getting started. > > -- rekado > > --001a113ad5eeccabf1050afbc2de Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>One way to contribute is by using Guix >as a package = manager on top of an
>existing GNU/Linux distribution and to >report bugs.=C2=A0 Another w= ay is to
>try to package up missing free >software that you would like to be >available through Guix.=C2=A0 Writing >package specifications is not= very
>difficult and requires hardly any >programming experience at all.

I could see into doing all that. How about documentation? I&= #39;m fluent with English, And Arabic. Is there help needed there?

On Dec 24, 2014 11:56 AM, "rekado" <= ;rekado@elephly.net> wrote:
Omar Radwan writes: > I want to help out with guix and dmd development, but the problem is t= hat I
> am not a very experienced programmer at all. I was wondering what othe= r
> ways are there for me to help out?

One way to contribute is by using Guix as a package manager on top of an existing GNU/Linux distribution and to report bugs.=C2=A0 Another way is to=
try to package up missing free software that you would like to be
available through Guix.=C2=A0 Writing package specifications is not very difficult and requires hardly any programming experience at all.

Be sure to visit the IRC channel #guix on freenode to get help in
getting started.

-- rekado

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