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opened 2026-05-21 10:14:26 +00:00 by kvasi34 · 3 comments

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2026-05-21 10:14:26 +00:00

Welcome Message & Introduction

Welcome

Hello @kvasi34(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 `@kvasi34`([FAS profile](https://accounts.fedoraproject.org/user/kvasi34/))! 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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2026-05-21 10:14:26 +00:00

kvasi34 commented

2026-05-21 10:15:06 +00:00

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I sent the following to the Fedora-join mailing list.

Hi everyone! My name is Konstantinos Vasilopoulos, I have a BSc in Computer Science and I am currently studying for my Master's in Computer Science.

I've been using Linux (Pop!_OS) for the past few years and I've recently switched to Fedora as my main distribution. I love Linux and I would like to take my first steps into FOSS contributing by joining the Fedora community. I am particularly interested in the dynamics behind Open Source software — how different people collaborate, review contributions, and agree on how to move forward. I've contributed to Open Source software before through some GitHub PRs, specifically writing code for command-line utilities and ORM tools in Rust.

My background is in data engineering. I have mostly worked with the Databricks platform on Azure; I am comfortable with Apache Spark, Kafka, ETL pipelines, etc. I'm also comfortable with the command line, git and general software tooling. Rust is my main interest as of now and I'd love to contribute wherever those skills are useful — whether that's code, packaging, testing, or anything else the community needs a hand with.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

I sent the following to the Fedora-join mailing list. Hi everyone! My name is Konstantinos Vasilopoulos, I have a BSc in Computer Science and I am currently studying for my Master's in Computer Science. I've been using Linux (Pop!_OS) for the past few years and I've recently switched to Fedora as my main distribution. I love Linux and I would like to take my first steps into FOSS contributing by joining the Fedora community. I am particularly interested in the dynamics behind Open Source software — how different people collaborate, review contributions, and agree on how to move forward. I've contributed to Open Source software before through some GitHub PRs, specifically writing code for command-line utilities and ORM tools in Rust. My background is in data engineering. I have mostly worked with the Databricks platform on Azure; I am comfortable with Apache Spark, Kafka, ETL pipelines, etc. I'm also comfortable with the command line, git and general software tooling. Rust is my main interest as of now and I'd love to contribute wherever those skills are useful — whether that's code, packaging, testing, or anything else the community needs a hand with. Looking forward to getting to know you all!

kvasi34 commented

2026-05-30 10:49:38 +00:00

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Hi everyone! I would like to help with code reviews/contributions in any Rust projects that might need help. Could somebody point me to the relevant material to understand how this works and where I need to go?

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2026-06-20 23:00:06 +00:00

ankursinha commented

2026-06-20 23:51:26 +00:00

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Hi @kvasi34!

Welcome — there are quite a few Rust packages in the community, so you can totally dive into helping maintain those.

See:

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Rust/

The Rust SIG has their own Matrix channel too:

https://matrix.to/#/#rust:fedoraproject.org

Please do take a look and let us know if we can help — sorry for the delay in replies. We've been migrating from Pagure etc., so we've missed lots of notifications :(

Thanks!

Hi @kvasi34! Welcome — there are quite a few Rust packages in the community, so you can totally dive into helping maintain those. See: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/ https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Rust/ The Rust SIG has their own Matrix channel too: https://matrix.to/#/#rust:fedoraproject.org Please do take a look and let us know if we can help — sorry for the delay in replies. We've been migrating from Pagure etc., so we've missed lots of notifications :( Thanks!