+1 for all these suggestions. The OSI is eager to welcome new people to help us promote the vision and help others follow the vision of open source. See; Do; Teach.<br><br>M<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 27, 2007 11:20 PM, Zak Greant <
<a href="mailto:zak.greant@gmail.com">zak.greant@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Grayg,<br><br>
I believe that it is fairly easy for novices to participate in a<br>helpful and mutually beneficial way.<br><br>* Read one (or more) of the lists to build your knowledge<br>* Study the various rules, processes, etc. around the list
<br>* Help newcomers to the list solve problems with your knowledge<br><br>For example, if someone comes to the list with a malformed license<br>approval request, you might study the license submission process and<br>help them make a better submission.
<br><br>Other common ways help and become more expert include:<br> * writing concise weekly summaries of the activities on a mailing list<br> * answering common questions as a way to build your skill (while<br>freeing up time for more experienced community member)
<br><br>Also, if you hang around for a while, you will almost certainly find<br>that there is something valuable that someone no longer has time to<br>do. If you have near enough to the experience, you can offer to take<br>
the task over.<br><br>--<br>Cheers!<br><font color="#888888">--zak<br></font></blockquote></div><br>