Welcome to Fedora: @ruilaima #144

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opened 2026-03-18 06:57:06 +00:00 by smoliicek · 2 comments

smoliicek commented

2026-03-18 06:57:06 +00:00

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Welcome Message & Introduction

Welcome

Hello @ruilaima(FAS profile)! Welcome to Fedora!

Before we begin, please subscribe to the Fedora join mailing list at fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org. We use this list for general discussion, and it is also where the community shares tasks that need help.

These links are a good read to begin with. They tell you what the Free/Open Source community is about, and then they'll introduce you to Fedora: what Fedora is all about, and what we do, and of course, how we do it:

Next, when you're ready, could you please introduce yourself (preferably on the list) so that the community can get to know you? (Interests, skills, anything you wish to say about yourself really).

Finally, could you let us know how you learned about the Fedora project? Was it from a colleague, or social media, for example?

If you have any questions at all, please ask! We'll use this ticket to keep in touch! :)

Get to know each other better

In addition, could you provide some information to understand your requirements better? (You can write them in the introduction, or answer here if you feel more comfortable).

For example:

your experience with Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities/ecosystems:
- have you participated in FOSS before, or is this the first time?
- how do you imagine your place in a FOSS community?
your background/skills, for example:
- community development and outreach, campaigning, journalism
- Operating System (Do you use GNU/Linux as your main OS? Is Fedora Linux your main distribution?)
- non-software development: design (Inkscape/Gimp/?), music/video/podcasting, marketing, language proficiency
- software development related: command line, version control: git/hg/svn/?, rpm/packaging, programming languages/frameworks/utilities, testing, infrastructure/sysadmin
your experience in communication platforms:
- have you used mailing lists before?
- what is your preferred real time chat platform?
- have you helped with moderating/administering forums?
how much time are you looking to/are you able to spend on volunteering (approximate hours per week)?

Remember that this is not a job interview at all. This is just an icebreaker to help all your new friends get to know you quicker. The better we know you, the better we can support you in identifying Fedora activities that promise to be relevant for you.

Please write how much/whatever you wish. :).

### Welcome Message & Introduction # Welcome Hello `@ruilaima`([FAS profile](https://accounts.fedoraproject.org/user/ruilaima/))! Welcome to Fedora! Before we begin, please subscribe to the [Fedora join mailing list at fedora-join@lists.fedoraproject.org](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/fedora-join.lists.fedoraproject.org/). We use this list for general discussion, and it is also where the community shares tasks that need help. These links are a good read to begin with. They tell you what the Free/Open Source community is about, and then they'll introduce you to Fedora: what Fedora is all about, and what we do, and of course, how we do it: - [What is Free Software: a quick video!](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/user-liberation-watch-and-share-our-new-video) - [Fedora's Mission and Foundations](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/) - [Fedora's Code of Conduct](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/) - [How is Fedora Organized?](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/orgchart/) - [Fedora's Current 12-18 Month Community Objectives](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/objectives/) - [Get started with badges!](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-join/welcome/badges/) - [How to be a successful contributor](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-join/contribute/successful-contributor/) Next, when you're ready, could you please introduce yourself (preferably on the list) so that the community can get to know you? (Interests, skills, anything you wish to say about yourself really). Finally, could you let us know how you learned about the Fedora project? Was it from a colleague, or social media, for example? If you have any questions at all, please ask! We'll use this ticket to keep in touch! :) ## Get to know each other better In addition, could you provide some information to understand your requirements better? (You can write them in the introduction, or answer here if you feel more comfortable). For example: - your experience with Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities/ecosystems: - have you participated in FOSS before, or is this the first time? - how do you imagine your place in a FOSS community? - your background/skills, for example: - community development and outreach, campaigning, journalism - Operating System (Do you use GNU/Linux as your main OS? Is Fedora Linux your main distribution?) - non-software development: design (Inkscape/Gimp/?), music/video/podcasting, marketing, language proficiency - software development related: command line, version control: git/hg/svn/?, rpm/packaging, programming languages/frameworks/utilities, testing, infrastructure/sysadmin - your experience in communication platforms: - have you used mailing lists before? - what is your preferred real time chat platform? - have you helped with moderating/administering forums? - how much time are you looking to/are you able to spend on volunteering (approximate hours per week)? Remember that this is not a job interview at all. This is just an icebreaker to help all your new friends get to know you quicker. The better we know you, the better we can support you in identifying Fedora activities that promise to be relevant for you. Please write how much/whatever you wish. :).

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S: Hello Fedora World

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2026-03-18 06:57:06 +00:00

ruilaima commented

2026-03-18 07:16:35 +00:00

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Hi Fedora!

My name is Ray, and I'm excited to join the Fedora community. I just started using Fedora as my daily productivity driver (after a pretty random selection process :P), and I'd love to be able to give back to the project. I have previously been a system administrator for an open source organisation, so my hope is that I can also put those skills to use here at Fedora. But above all, I would love to learn more interesting things and use new skills to help out.

Currently I don't yet know how much time I can commit or which projects exactly I'm aiming to help with. I would like to get acquainted with the community and the various projects within, before being able to offer actual help.

Thank you for the friendly people at the Join SIG! This is the most welcoming I have ever felt in an open source community, and it already makes me want to see more.

Kind Regards,

Ray

Copied from the list: > Hi Fedora! > > My name is Ray, and I'm excited to join the Fedora community. I just started using Fedora as my daily productivity driver (after a pretty random selection process :P), and I'd love to be able to give back to the project. I have previously been a system administrator for an open source organisation, so my hope is that I can also put those skills to use here at Fedora. But above all, I would love to learn more interesting things and use new skills to help out. > > Currently I don't yet know how much time I can commit or which projects exactly I'm aiming to help with. I would like to get acquainted with the community and the various projects within, before being able to offer actual help. > > Thank you for the friendly people at the Join SIG! This is the most welcoming I have ever felt in an open source community, and it already makes me want to see more. > > Kind Regards, > > Ray

smoliicek added

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I: Infrastructure

S: Introduced myself

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C: Introduction requested

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2026-03-18 08:20:40 +00:00

smoliicek commented

2026-03-18 08:26:51 +00:00

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Hello, and welcome to Fedora!
I assigned some labels of your interests, if you want them changed in any way, drop a comment here.

If you want, you can learn more about how our Infrastructure team functions here -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/day_to_day_fedora/
and read through the getting started guide here -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/gettingstarted/

We also offer non-sudo access to some of our servers with the fi- apprentice role -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/apprentice/

If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask (here, or on Matrix)!

Hello, and welcome to Fedora! I assigned some labels of your interests, if you want them changed in any way, drop a comment here. If you want, you can learn more about how our Infrastructure team functions here -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/day_to_day_fedora/ and read through the getting started guide here -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/gettingstarted/ We also offer non-sudo access to some of our servers with the fi- apprentice role -> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/infra/apprentice/ If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask (here, or on Matrix)!