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LINUX TOPIC FOR THE MONTH:
“The Linux Community – What is it? And how do I join?”
Talking Points:
All you have to do us be curious about Linux. Ask questions, and you are involved!
- Use Linux
- Help others to learn Linux
- Help others to use Linux more effectively
- Help others to use community supported and open source software (regardless of their OS)
- Join a LUG
- Write a blog about your conversion to Linux
- Start a podcast about Linux
- Provide help on Linux forums
- Send in bug reports when something goes wrong
- Fix something if something goes wrong – then tell the developer
- Write documentation for a Linux distribution
- Write documentation for community supported applications
- Provide translation services
- Work for one of the top companies that develop Linux distributions
- Work for one of the top 10 organizations sponsoring Linux kernel development
- Work for one of the top 50 open source companies (see the link)
Links we discussed in the show:
Distrowatch.com http://distrowatch.com/
Top 10 organizations sponsoring Linux kernel development http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2012/04/linux-foundation-releases-annual-linux-development-report
Top 50 Open Source companies: http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/09/top-50-open-source-companies-where-are-they-now/
Resources for getting involved: http://goinglinux.com/articles/Resources.html
Linux.org: http://www.linux.org/
Linux.org forum: http://www.linuxforum.com/forum.php?s=f9dd4fe6d00afa60d708f711695c6c36
Other Linux forums: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=linux+help+forums
Linux Mint community: http://community.linuxmint.com/
Ubuntu community: http://www.ubuntu.com/community
Join a LUG: http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/37-User-Groups
XBMC: http://xbmc.org/about/