Hello Cristina, I have been volunteering with AOO (Apache OpenOffice) for only about two months now and personally I can tell you it's a great project. I'm sure I'm not the first and won't be the last to tell you how extremely helpful and friendly everyone here is, especially the ones who have been here for a very long time or the ones who are masters of their own craft. Have you used the program for long? What do you mostly use it for? What is the one thing you like the most about it? What is the one thing that you think could be improved? How would you go about improving it? I'm sure you have heard before that the best way to learn is to actually jump in and do it. So these are a few questions the answers to which can help to jump start your experience with AOO. For example, if you would like to learn how to code, perhaps you can identify an area/aspect/functionality/feature of AOO that you would like to volunteer on, then figure out the programming language/tool you would want/need to use to make it work. There are many sources on the internet where you can learn that programming language of choice. Then perhaps apply it to AOO. It will take time to learn so be patient and be amazed at what you can do while helping the AOO community on your own terms.
As for myself, I'm still trying to build the damn thing (program) on my macos :) It's a painfully fun process because it involves complex integration of technologies. Of course these are my personal opinions and others who are more knowledgeable of the project can provide you with way better guidance on how to volunteer. Dylan On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 3:32 PM Cristina Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > My name is Cristina, I am a student of Business in Brazil. Now I want to > study and live more about analytics and technology. Recently I heard about > Apache and I want to join in! > I studied English for 4 years and now I need to practise. (You can > correct me anytime). > I believe I can help and work with business, financials or strategy, these > are my knowledge, but I can learn about everything. > I am doing the process and hope to be approved. > I do not know talk a lot about me, but send me questions and I will > answer it with a big smile. > Thanks for your time! > > Cristina Santos >
