<div dir="ltr">Hi Oluebube,<div>Welcome to SugarLabs!</div><div>Glad to hear that you are interested to contribute to SugarLabs. Since you have experience mostly with front-end development, I would suggest you jump to some javascript related repository on <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs/</a>. There are a lot of PRs currently open and you can choose any of them according to your skills which are not being worked upon by anyone else.</div><div> </div><div>Following is a list by James which is suggested for any newcomer.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">New to Sugar Labs? Unlock these achievements. Work from top to bottom. 1. Use Sugar or Sugarizer, <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> * by using Sugar or Sugarizer you will learn how it works, and what can be improved. * mandatory, 2. Read our Code of Conduct, <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> * especially note the need to choose an appropriate forum, and remind others to do the same, * mandatory, 3. Join the developer mailing list, <a href="https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> * for asking questions and helping others, * subscribe before posting, * don't use digest mode if you plan to post messages or replies, as it breaks threads, * try to keep discussions public; the default reply mode is private, use reply-all, * mandatory, 4. Get a GitHub account, <a href="https://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/</a> * for reporting issues that you won't fix, * for fixing problems in source code, * recommended, 5. Join the Sugar Labs GitHub organisation, <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/sugarlabs</a> * for regular source code contributors, and reviewers, by invitation, contact one of the existing members, * helpful for mail notification of GitHub activity, * optional, 6. Join as a Member of Sugar Labs, <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members</a> * requires some contribution; code, documentation, translations, maintenance, running a Sugar deployment, or any other non-trivial activities which benefit Sugar Labs, * reviewed by committee, * optional, 7. Get a <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">wiki.sugarlabs.org</a> account, <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/</a> * needed for maintaining Wiki content, * needed as part of moving Wiki content to GitHub, * for subscribing to edit notifications. * optional, 8. Get an <a href="http://activities.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">activities.sugarlabs.org</a> account, <a href="https://activities.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://activities.sugarlabs.org/</a> * needed for releasing new versions of Sugar activities, * optional, 9. Get a <a href="http://shell.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">shell.sugarlabs.org</a> account, <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> * requires a justification, * also provides a @<a href="http://sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sugarlabs.org</a> mail alias, * for releasing new versions of Sugar components, test builds, or large data sets, * for limited experimentation with non-root network services, such as bots or IRC proxies, * optional, 10. Get a <a href="http://translate.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">translate.sugarlabs.org</a> account, <a href="https://translate.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://translate.sugarlabs.org/</a> * if you are bi- or multi-lingual, use your skills, * especially if you can test Sugar activities and components, as this will inform your translations, * optional, 11. Get a <a href="http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bugs.sugarlabs.org</a> account, <a href="https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/</a> * only if you must maintain old bug reports, * new issues may be reported via GitHub, * optional, 12. Join Sugar on Fedora live system mailing list, <a href="https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas</a> * download, test, report bugs, fix bugs, package, * share your experience with others who focus on this distribution, * optional, 13. Join Sugar on Debian mailing lists, <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> * download, test, report bugs, fix bugs, package, * share your experience with others who focus on this distribution, * optional, 14. Join the Internet Relay Chat channel #sugar irc://<a href="http://irc.freenode.net/#sugar" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net/#sugar</a> * for synchronous chat with others, * requires registration with <a href="http://freenode.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">freenode.net</a>, * optional, 15. Join the Internet Relay Chat channel #sugar-meeting irc://<a href="http://irc.freenode.net/#sugar-meeting" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net/#sugar-meeting</a> <a href="http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/</a> * for meetings, but keep your own transcripts and minutes, * requires registration with <a href="http://freenode.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">freenode.net</a>, * optional, 16. Join Gitter <a href="https://gitter.im/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gitter.im/</a> * for chat with others, * best is mailing list sugar-devel@ for topics of general interest, * requires registration with one of several organisations, * optional, 17. Maintain an Activity <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> * many learner focused activities (apps) need simple maintenance, * adopt an activity you like as your focus. Hope that helps! See also "How to ask for directions", <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> </blockquote><div> </div><div> </div><div>Please feel free to ask here if you require any further help. </div><div> </div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Amaan</div></div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 2:28 PM Oluebube Oti <<a href="mailto:oluebubeoti@gmail.com" target="_blank">oluebubeoti@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi my name is Oluebube Oti am a junior product designer and software developer mostly front-end, with five months of experience in UI/UX Design. Please how can I joint the community and contribute as a designer? _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> </blockquote></div>