http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/5991/
So how about creating a website "howcanihelp.ubuntu.com" where everyone (except for C/C++ programmers ;-) ) can find out how to contribute?

Examples:
PHP Programmer -> help with Brainstorm Development, someproject.ubuntu.com needs a new Website, ...
Music Composer -> (don't know where this should link)
Graphic Artist -> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork
Foreign Language Native Speaker -> Translate Subtitles at screencasts.ubuntu.com,...
Beginner Ubuntu User -> (don't know if we find something for them :-) )
Advanced Ubuntu User -> Help people at IRC #ubuntu, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiToDo, join the Documentation Team...
Marketing Expert -> ...


and so on!

[553 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #5991


]]> en-us Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:54:45 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:01:46 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5991/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:00:16 +0000 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:10:27 +0000
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ContributeToUbuntu
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:13:15 +0000 a proprietary eliminator,
you might know me as the Terminator!

I volunteer as assassin!]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:38:34 +0000
ubuntu_demon. Those sites do tell you how to contribute but don't tell specifically who and where..

What is meant here is to tell for example php programmers where they are needed as opposed to tell people this project needs this and that project needs that.

eg current situation:
project A: needs programmertype 1 and 2
project B: needs programmertype 2 and 3

new situation:
programmertype 1 is needed by; project A.
programmertype 2 is needed by; projects A and B.
programmertype 3 is needed by; project B.
]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:01:42 +0000
Those pages listed by ubuntu_demon give you a good idea what you can do, but it's not focused on the skills you have.]]> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:06:38 +0000 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:12:26 +0000 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:05:57 +0000 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:18:17 +0000 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:33:07 +0000 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:41:22 +0000 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:10:23 +0000
As an extension to this, projects included in Ubuntu should be able to register here. Then, they would be able to ask for certain jobs in certain groups. Then, they can show people exactly what to do, and allow people to claim tasks they are willing to do. Have a look at Google's GHOP.
http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/
By creating small tasks that can be finished in a couple days, they were able to harness a huge amount of effort. ]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:48:04 +0000
Just was looking what I could do for Linux (will need a few days to reactivate my c++ skills). But what a maze... man... its chaos al around... mailing lists don't respond... bla bla bla...

Thought I should submit an idea and found this one.
]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:42:16 +0000 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:36:57 +0000

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage?highlight=%28bug%29%7C%28triage%29

(check for missing information, check bug duplicates, check for upstream bugs...)]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:23:52 +0000
Today I started browsing the web out of boredom and came across this site which is a good example for this idea:
http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora
basically it is an implementation of what I mentioned earlier (for fedora)]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:33:28 +0000 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:50:35 +0000 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:00:48 +0000
Spreadfirefox.com used to be very usefull for heplping firfox get more attention some years back (when not everyone was aware of firefox like today). It organized the giant ad in the NEW YORK TIMES and a lot more.

( Campaign Supported by Community Marketing and Fundraising Aims to Raise Awareness of Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/press/mozilla-2004-12-15.html )]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:41:39 +0000
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

Objections, thoughts on this portal?]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:19:41 +0000
I think everyone should open up both these sites next to each other and learn from both. They both have their strengths and weaknesses and as it looks a somewhat different approach.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora]]> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:50:39 +0000 See: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7372/
+1]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:12:31 +0000
I'm also a PHP programmer and would love to help that way. I believe a Ubuntu "Summer of Code" every 6 months is in order (with a name change). That way people from the outside can contribute.]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:49:47 +0000 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7443/ here, and that's something I will discuss at the next FOSSCamp.

Meanwhile, any PHP programmer is welcome to contribute on Brainstorm: please join us on IRC on on the mailing list (see details on the "Contact us" link at the bottom right of the page).]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:56:12 +0000 Yes, i know there is:
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
But it should be more frinedly and clear. Maybe impoving it like one test, like this example:
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

It is one test to know which distro to choose.

It would be like this:
1- step- Choose your skills
2- step- Do you know programing?
3- step- In which lenguage do you understand Better?
... and at the end the results where you can colaborate.

PD: excuse my horrible English ;)]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:04:21 +0000 +1
I can translate apps to Russian, or beta-test of new translated stuff.
If someone show me a way to use Pascal for writing apps for Ubuntu, I will give a tons of quality code for community.
And more.
But I don't know, where I can begin.
]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:42:25 +0000
For people interested, a meeting is to occur this monday (see https://lists.canonical.com/archives/ubuntu-website/2008-August/000304.html ).
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great idea!]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:17:57 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:01:46 +0000