From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Larissa Leite Subject: Re: GNU Guix Video Documentation Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:25:49 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20181025081708.36613450@alma-ubu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f197f60579100ed9" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47251) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gFiSl-00082Z-Cs for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:26:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gFiSd-0002Yd-Dn for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:26:20 -0400 In-Reply-To: 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: boskovits@gmail.com Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de --000000000000f197f60579100ed9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, Thank you for your help. Is programming the only way of contributing? I would like to contribute through documentation, video or translation, if possible. Thank you, Larissa Leite Em qui, 25 de out de 2018 =C3=A0s 10:19, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits escreveu: > Hello Larissa, > > Welcome to Guix! > > Bj=C3=B6rn H=C3=B6fling ezt =C3=ADrta= (id=C5=91pont: > 2018. okt. 25., Cs, 8:17): > > > > Hi Larissa, > > > > welcome to Guix! > > > > I'm putting the other Mentors/Coordinators and the developer list on > > CC. Please answer to the mailing list, so others can help you out too. > > > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:51:56 +0100 > > Larissa Leite wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > My name is Larissa and I would love to contribute to the project. > > > I am having some trouble finding where to start, so I have decided, > > > after reading the reccommendations, to e-mail one of the mentors and > > > introduce myself. > > > I'm currently studying Media Production as an exchange student at the > > > University of Lincoln, this project resonated with me the most, > > > considering video editing is my passion and I love every opportunity > > > to develop my editing skills. > > > Besides editing, I would also enjoy helping with translation. I am > > > Brazilian, so Portuguese is my native language, and I speak both > > > English and Spanish fluently. > > > If you could help me start my contribution, it would be great, I'm > > > really excited to be a part of this project. > > > > That's great! > > > That sounds great. The first step would be to get familiar with Guix > > and to make a contribution, that you can formally declare on the > > Outreachy website. > > > > To contribute, you can either prepare a package or update > > documentation, though we would recommend packaging to get first > > familiar with the system. > > > > So your first step would be to install Guix or GuixSD and get into > > it. You can either install Guix on top of another distro or you can > > install GuixSD, the GNU/Linux-Distribution alone, either in a virtual > > machine or a standalone hardware. > > > > I think there is a link for both types from the Guix Outreachy site. I > > will post them here too: > > > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installation= .html#Binary-Installation > > > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/System-Installation= .html#System-Installation > > > > Yes, any of these would do. > > > You can pack whatever software you like and is missing in Guix, though > > it could get hard depending on your choice :-) So in general for a > > beginner are R-packages recommended, we have also importers for that. > > > > Yes, packaging something from the CRAN repository using guix import > would be a good first contibution. For more information about importers > see the invoking guix import section of the manual. > > > > > If you have any questions, ask on the mailing list or on IRC. The > > community is very welcoming and willing to help. > > > > Yours, > > > > Bj=C3=B6rn > > Best regards, > g_bor > --000000000000f197f60579100ed9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,

Thank you for your help.
Is programming the only way of contributing?
I would like to c= ontribute through documentation, video or translation, if possible.

Thank you,
Larissa Leite

Em qui, 25 de out de 2018 =C3=A0s 10:1= 9, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits <boskovit= s@gmail.com> escreveu:
Hello= Larissa,

Welcome to Guix!

Bj=C3=B6rn H=C3=B6fling <bjoern.hoefling@bjoernhoefling.de> ezt =C3= =ADrta (id=C5=91pont:
2018. okt. 25., Cs, 8:17):
>
> Hi Larissa,
>
> welcome to Guix!
>
> I'm putting the other Mentors/Coordinators and the developer list = on
> CC. Please answer to the mailing list, so others can help you out too.=
>
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:51:56 +0100
> Larissa Leite <lari.leite88@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Larissa and I would love to contribute to the project.=
> > I am having some trouble finding where to start, so I have decide= d,
> > after reading the reccommendations, to e-mail one of the mentors = and
> > introduce myself.
> > I'm currently studying Media Production as an exchange studen= t at the
> > University of Lincoln, this project resonated with me the most, > > considering video editing is my passion and I love every opportun= ity
> > to develop my editing skills.
> > Besides editing, I would also enjoy helping with translation. I a= m
> > Brazilian, so Portuguese is my native language, and I speak both<= br> > > English and Spanish fluently.
> > If you could help me start my contribution, it would be great, I&= #39;m
> > really excited to be a part of this project.
>

That's great!

> That sounds great. The first step would be to get familiar with Guix > and to make a contribution, that you can formally declare on the
> Outreachy website.
>
> To contribute, you can either prepare a package or update
> documentation, though we would recommend packaging to get first
> familiar with the system.
>
> So your first step would be to install Guix or GuixSD and get into
> it. You can either install Guix on top of another distro or you can > install GuixSD, the GNU/Linux-Distribution alone, either in a virtual<= br> > machine or a standalone hardware.
>
> I think there is a link for both types from the Guix Outreachy site. I=
> will post them here too:
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Binary-Installatio= n.html#Binary-Installation
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/System-Installatio= n.html#System-Installation
>

Yes, any of these would do.

> You can pack whatever software you like and is missing in Guix, though=
> it could get hard depending on your choice :-) So in general for a
> beginner are R-packages recommended, we have also importers for that.<= br> >

Yes, packaging something from the CRAN repository using guix import
would be a good first contibution. For more information about importers
see the invoking guix import section of the manual.

>
> If you have any questions, ask on the mailing list or on IRC. The
> community is very welcoming and willing to help.
>
> Yours,
>
> Bj=C3=B6rn

Best regards,
g_bor
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