<div dir="ltr">Hello Shubham, <br><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your interest in Sugar Labs, here's a quick start for you to hit the ground running. Refer to points 14, 15, 16 for platforms where you can connect with Sugar Labs. Including social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. </div><div><br></div>1. Use Sugar or Sugarizer,<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/how-can-i-help.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/how-can-i-help.md</a><br><br> * by using Sugar or Sugarizer you will learn how it works, and<br> what can be improved.<br><br> * mandatory,<br><br>2. Read our Code of Conduct,<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a><br><br> * especially note the need to choose an appropriate forum, and<br> remind others to do the same,<br><br> * mandatory,<br><br>3. Join the developer mailing list,<br><br> <a href="https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a><br><br> * for asking questions and helping others,<br><br> * subscribe before posting,<br><br> * don't use digest mode if you plan to post messages or replies,<br> as it breaks threads, and please try to keep discussions public,<br><br> * mandatory,<br><br>4. Get a GitHub account,<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/</a><br><br> * for reporting issues, and fixing problems in source code,<br><br> * recommended,<br><br>5. Join the Sugar Labs GitHub organisation,<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs</a><br><br> * for regular source code contributors, and reviewers, by<br> invitation, contact one of the existing members,<br><br> * helpful for mail notification of GitHub activity,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>6. Join as a Member of Sugar Labs,<br><br> <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members</a><br><br> * requires some contribution; code, documentation, translations,<br> maintenance, running a Sugar deployment, or any other<br> non-trivial activities which benefit Sugar Labs,<br><br> * reviewed by committee,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>7. Get a <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki.sugarlabs.org</a> account,<br><br> <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/</a><br><br> * needed for maintaining Wiki content,<br><br> * needed as part of moving Wiki content to GitHub,<br><br> * for subscribing to edit notifications.<br><br> * optional,<br><br>8. Get an <a href="http://activities.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">activities.sugarlabs.org</a> account,<br><br> <a href="https://activities.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://activities.sugarlabs.org/</a><br><br> * needed for releasing new versions of Sugar activities,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>9. Get a <a href="http://shell.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">shell.sugarlabs.org</a> account,<br><br> <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Service/shell#Requesting_a_shell_account" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Service/shell#Requesting_a_shell_account</a><br><br> * requires a justification,<br><br> * also provides a @<a href="http://sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sugarlabs.org</a> mail alias,<br><br> * for releasing new versions of Sugar components, test builds,<br> or large data sets,<br><br> * for limited experimentation with non-root network services, such<br> as bots or IRC proxies,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>10. Get a <a href="http://translate.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">translate.sugarlabs.org</a> account,<br><br> <a href="https://translate.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://translate.sugarlabs.org/</a><br><br> * if you are bi- or multi-lingual, use your skills,<br><br> * especially if you can test Sugar activities and components, as<br> this will inform your translations,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>11. Get a <a href="http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bugs.sugarlabs.org</a> account,<br><br> <a href="https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/</a><br><br> * only if you must maintain old bug reports,<br><br> * new issues may be reported via GitHub,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>12. Join Sugar on Fedora live system mailing list,<br><br> <a href="https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas</a><br><br> * download, test, report bugs, fix bugs, package,<br><br> * share your experience with others who focus on this<br> distribution,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>13. Join Sugar on Debian mailing lists,<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md#packaging" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/debian.md#packaging</a><br><br> * download, test, report bugs, fix bugs, package,<br><br> * share your experience with others who focus on this distribution,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>14. Join the Internet Relay Chat channel #sugar<br><br> irc://<a href="http://irc.freenode.net/#sugar" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net/#sugar</a><br><br> * for synchronous chat with others,<br><br> * requires registration with <a href="http://freenode.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">freenode.net</a>,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>15. Join the Internet Relay Chat channel #sugar-meeting<br><br> irc://<a href="http://irc.freenode.net/#sugar-meeting" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net/#sugar-meeting</a><br> <a href="http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/</a><br><br> * for meetings, but keep your own transcripts and minutes,<br><br> * requires registration with <a href="http://freenode.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">freenode.net</a>,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>16. Join Gitter<br><br> <a href="https://gitter.im/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitter.im/</a><br><br> * for chat with others,<br><br> * best is mailing list sugar-devel@ for topics of general interest,<br><br> * requires registration with one of several organisations,<br><br> * optional,<br><br>17. Maintain an Activity<br><br> <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/contributing.md#checklist---maintainer" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/contributing.md#checklist---maintainer</a><br><br> * many learner-focused activities (apps) need simple maintenance,<br><br> * adopt an activity you like as your focus.<br><br>Hope that helps!<br><br>See also "How to ask for directions",<br><div><a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-October/055788.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-October/055788.html</a> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM Shubham Chauhan <<a href="mailto:chauhanshubham089@gmail.com">chauhanshubham089@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif">Hello everyone, congratulations for getting selected for GSoc '19. I'm new to this organisation. I wanted to know if there is any other platform where we could connect?</span><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">Thank you.</div></div> _______________________________________________<br> Sugar-devel mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a><br> </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2">Cordially, </font></div><div><font size="2">Vipul Gupta </font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="https://mixstersite.wordpress.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Mixster</a> | <a href="https://github.com/vipulgupta2048" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Github</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>