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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com> on 2011/08/25 23:53:01 UTC
[Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Greetings,
I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm not
able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very pleased
seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of the
OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I been
lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've been
following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in helping
this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
(time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little bit
of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project [Yea, I
know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been reading a
few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things are
heading at this time.
Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form at
this stage.
--
--Matt
Re: [Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the information. I've signed up on the users ML, though that does
> not appear to be that active just yet. I've not bothered to signup on any of
> the older existing MLs as I figure those will eventually disappear. I've
> given a quick glance at the current incubator website thus far. Have not dug
> real deep into the project migration information on the wiki (only a little
> bit on the wiki/forums). Still struggling a little bit here and there with
> learning the Apache way of things, digging around as much as I can before I
> bother people with questions..
>
For general Apache and Apache Way info, I'd recommend:
http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html
http://community.apache.org/newcomers/index.html
http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html (and note the link
to the video in the comments)
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks for the welcome.
>> >
>> > I'm bringing this thread back as I've been a little more active recently
>> and
>> > am a new name around OOo and Apache. Some may have missed the initial
>> post
>> > as there has been a lot of emails going through this list.
>> >
>> > Wanted to add that I've got experince with MedaWiki as well as various
>> forum
>> > software out there (at least the administration side).
>> >
>>
>> Nice to have you here, Matt.
>>
>> You might take a read at some of the material up on our Podling
>> website [1]. It has information about the project, decision making,
>> how to work with the website, source control, mailing lists, wikis,
>> etc. We have more stuff which needs to be migrated as well. You can
>> see a fuller plan on the wiki [2]
>>
>> Your support and QA skills would certainly valued on this project. Are
>> you signed up for the ooo-users list as well [3]?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>> [1] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/
>> [2]
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Transition+Planning
>> [3] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
>>
>>
>> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Andy Brown <andy@the-martin-byrd.net
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Matt Richards wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Greetings,
>> >>>
>> >>> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm
>> >>> not
>> >>> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very
>> >>> pleased
>> >>> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of
>> >>> the
>> >>> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I
>> >>> been
>> >>> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've
>> been
>> >>> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in
>> >>> helping
>> >>> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
>> >>> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
>> >>> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little
>> bit
>> >>> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
>> >>>
>> >>> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project
>> [Yea,
>> >>> I
>> >>> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been
>> reading
>> >>> a
>> >>> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things
>> are
>> >>> heading at this time.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form
>> at
>> >>> this stage.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >> Hi Matt,
>> >>
>> >> If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we
>> >> can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by
>> >> doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would.
>> >>
>> >> Welcome to the group.
>> >>
>> >> Andy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > --Matt
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> --Matt
>
Re: [Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Posted by Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the information. I've signed up on the users ML, though that does
not appear to be that active just yet. I've not bothered to signup on any of
the older existing MLs as I figure those will eventually disappear. I've
given a quick glance at the current incubator website thus far. Have not dug
real deep into the project migration information on the wiki (only a little
bit on the wiki/forums). Still struggling a little bit here and there with
learning the Apache way of things, digging around as much as I can before I
bother people with questions..
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the welcome.
> >
> > I'm bringing this thread back as I've been a little more active recently
> and
> > am a new name around OOo and Apache. Some may have missed the initial
> post
> > as there has been a lot of emails going through this list.
> >
> > Wanted to add that I've got experince with MedaWiki as well as various
> forum
> > software out there (at least the administration side).
> >
>
> Nice to have you here, Matt.
>
> You might take a read at some of the material up on our Podling
> website [1]. It has information about the project, decision making,
> how to work with the website, source control, mailing lists, wikis,
> etc. We have more stuff which needs to be migrated as well. You can
> see a fuller plan on the wiki [2]
>
> Your support and QA skills would certainly valued on this project. Are
> you signed up for the ooo-users list as well [3]?
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rob
>
> [1] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/
> [2]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Transition+Planning
> [3] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
>
>
> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Andy Brown <andy@the-martin-byrd.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Matt Richards wrote:
> >>
> >>> Greetings,
> >>>
> >>> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm
> >>> not
> >>> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very
> >>> pleased
> >>> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of
> >>> the
> >>> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I
> >>> been
> >>> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've
> been
> >>> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in
> >>> helping
> >>> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
> >>> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
> >>> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little
> bit
> >>> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
> >>>
> >>> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project
> [Yea,
> >>> I
> >>> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been
> reading
> >>> a
> >>> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things
> are
> >>> heading at this time.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form
> at
> >>> this stage.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hi Matt,
> >>
> >> If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we
> >> can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by
> >> doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would.
> >>
> >> Welcome to the group.
> >>
> >> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > --Matt
> >
>
--
--Matt
Re: [Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Posted by Rob Weir <ro...@apache.org>.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the welcome.
>
> I'm bringing this thread back as I've been a little more active recently and
> am a new name around OOo and Apache. Some may have missed the initial post
> as there has been a lot of emails going through this list.
>
> Wanted to add that I've got experince with MedaWiki as well as various forum
> software out there (at least the administration side).
>
Nice to have you here, Matt.
You might take a read at some of the material up on our Podling
website [1]. It has information about the project, decision making,
how to work with the website, source control, mailing lists, wikis,
etc. We have more stuff which needs to be migrated as well. You can
see a fuller plan on the wiki [2]
Your support and QA skills would certainly valued on this project. Are
you signed up for the ooo-users list as well [3]?
Regards,
-Rob
[1] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/
[2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Transition+Planning
[3] http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Andy Brown <an...@the-martin-byrd.net>wrote:
>
>> Matt Richards wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm
>>> not
>>> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very
>>> pleased
>>> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of
>>> the
>>> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I
>>> been
>>> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've been
>>> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in
>>> helping
>>> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
>>> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
>>> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little bit
>>> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project [Yea,
>>> I
>>> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been reading
>>> a
>>> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things are
>>> heading at this time.
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form at
>>> this stage.
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Matt,
>>
>> If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we
>> can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by
>> doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would.
>>
>> Welcome to the group.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> --Matt
>
Re: [Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Posted by Matt Richards <mr...@gmail.com>.
Thanks for the welcome.
I'm bringing this thread back as I've been a little more active recently and
am a new name around OOo and Apache. Some may have missed the initial post
as there has been a lot of emails going through this list.
Wanted to add that I've got experince with MedaWiki as well as various forum
software out there (at least the administration side).
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Andy Brown <an...@the-martin-byrd.net>wrote:
> Matt Richards wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm
>> not
>> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very
>> pleased
>> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of
>> the
>> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I
>> been
>> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've been
>> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in
>> helping
>> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
>> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
>> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little bit
>> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
>>
>> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project [Yea,
>> I
>> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been reading
>> a
>> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things are
>> heading at this time.
>>
>> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form at
>> this stage.
>>
>>
> Hi Matt,
>
> If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we
> can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by
> doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would.
>
> Welcome to the group.
>
> Andy
>
>
--
--Matt
Re: [Introduction] Getting involved with Apache OOo
Posted by Andy Brown <an...@the-martin-byrd.net>.
Matt Richards wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have been using OOo for quite some time (its been my fall back if I'm not
> able to use Microsoft's suite [mostly on Linux and Mac]) and am very pleased
> seeing it become an Apache project. While, I've not really been part of the
> OOo community until I heard it has been accepted into the incubator (I been
> lurking on the general list, [stuck around after another project I've been
> following got accepted into the incubator]), I'm quite interested in helping
> this project in anyway shape or form that my skill set is able to do so
> (time is also key factor). I do not have much in the way of development
> skill set, my primary background is in customer service, with a little bit
> of qa testing and a bit of linux server administration.
>
> Anyhow, I mostly wanted to introduce myself and welcome the project [Yea, I
> know it a bit on the late side.. I'm more of a lurker]. I've been reading a
> few of the discussion threads so far, very pleased with the way things are
> heading at this time.
>
> Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can help in shape or form at
> this stage.
>
Hi Matt,
If you have seen some of the threads you should know that we do what we
can. Pick an item that needs doing and do it. The idea is to lead by
doing. You know your skill set better than anyone here ever would.
Welcome to the group.
Andy