[dgplug-users] [SUMMERTRAINING] Next steps for 2019 batch

[Nilesh Patra]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 at 10:27, Kushal Das <kushaldas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Welcome to the Summer Training 2019. The training sessions will start from
> 16th
> of June. But, before it starts, there are few more steps to make sure that
> we
> all are ready. Please go through the following steps and make sure you are
> ready for the first session.
>
> # Step 1: Get a latest Linux system
>
> It can be your primary system (laptop or desktop). If you are totally new
> to
> Linux, then try to install it on Virtualbox in your regular Windows as a
> virtual machine. Tip: if you don't know how to do that, search on Internet,
> there are many tutorials which will guide you.
>
>
> # Step 2: Read about emails and how to reply to a mailing list
>
> [0] contains a few basic rules, we will learn more during the sessions.
>
> # Step 3: Connect to IRC
>
> This is a very important point, Please go through [1] document and
> register a
> nickname. You will need a registered nickname and also have to identify
> yourself to the server to attend the sessions.  If you need help, write
> back to
> this thread (as an inline reply). Make sure that you can join the #dgplug
> channel on the freenode server.


>
> # Step 4: Read the FAQ once more
>
> FAQ: [2]
>
> # Step 5: Answer the following 3 questions as inline reply
>
> 1. What is your expectation from the training?
>

I'm expecting to learn a lot of skills, and also get into a community of
great open source contributors(dgplug community). Apart from that, also
expecting to learn more linux, which is a win-win :)

>
> 2. What do you want to achieve at the end of the training?
>

I want to acquire a few more skillsets, and also to become a better
developer/programmer with this experience.

>
> 3. Do you have any prior FOSS experience?
>

Yes, I have been using free open source software from quite sometime. I
also am an avid open source contributor, and contributing to organizations
like Debian and Python software Foundation.

>
> 4. [OPTIONAL] Your location
>

I'm a UG student, so I have my college in New Delhi, while I live in
kanpur.

>
>
> [0]
> https://summertraining.readthedocs.io/en/latest/communication.html#do-not-write-html-emails
> [1] https://summertraining.readthedocs.io/en/latest/irc.html
> [2] https://summertraining.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html
>
>
> Kushal
> --
> Public Interest Technologist, Freedom of the Press Foundation
> CPython Core Developer
> Director, Python Software Foundation
> https://kushaldas.in
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