Hi folks, as anticipated in the post title, I was wondering which open-source project to support as a user that can navigate the Linux environment but still does not have solid programming nor sysadmin skills. I probably could help with localization as I am native in Italian or I could test software, simulating a “typical user” interaction with it. What do you think? Is there a specific open-source project in need of help?

  • eldavi
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    1 month ago

    I started with Linux in 2002 and about 10 years before I developed my software engineering skillset.

    During that time I used to contribute to enlightenment (the desktop environment) because my trekkie obsession led me into making a LCARS interface and there was an online community of trekkies who friendly completed against each other over who can make the better LCARS interface and I got sucked in.

    I don’t know if that’s still a thing about in the FOSS world these days; but I do know that contributors to volunteer projects today follow the same guidelines that the professionals use and I think there’s plenty of opportunity there if you can find one of your interests that has any overlap with IT or software development (the later pays SIGNIFICANTLY better).

    Also take into account that I’m probably full of shit. Lemmy has been teaching me that I got lucky and my only intention is to share my experience with someone who asked the same question I did to a forum of Linux focused strangers 25ish years ago.