Join Community Operations
Become a member of Fedora Community Operations (CommOps) by following these steps.
Create a FAS account
Create a Fedora Account System account and sign the Fedora Project Contributor Agreement. Do this through the Fedora Account System.
Log into Fedora Discussion
Log into the Fedora Discussion forum using your FAS account credentials. News, updates, and discussion are shared through on the forum. It is a key part to how we communicate. It receives low to medium traffic.
Post a self-introduction
Say hello and introduce yourself to the team! Post a self-introduction to Fedora Discussion and tell us a little about yourself.
Not sure what to say? Answer these questions to start:
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Why are you interested in contributing to Fedora?
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Why are you interested in contributing to Fedora Community Operations Team?
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If you are involved with other things in Fedora, what are/were you working on?
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Do you have any experience in open source or online communities? If so, what?
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What parts of Fedora Community Operations Team were interesting to you?
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Do you have any questions for us? How can we help you get started?
Register on Community Blog
The Fedora Community Blog is a key component to CommOps. An account gives permissions to view article drafts and previews before they are published. If you ever write an article, you will need an account. To register, log in at the login page with your Fedora Account System (FAS) credentials.
Need more help logging in? Read the help page for more detailed instructions.
Join our Matrix channel
Fedora uses the Matrix protocol for instant messaging and communication. Our Matrix rooms can be accessed using any Matrix client, but Element client and the chat.fedoraproject.org web app are the most common and easiest ways to get started. Discussions and planning take place in Matrix channel https://matrix.to//#commops:fedoraproject.org[#commops:fedoraproject.org], while our monthly team meetings are held in a meeting room such as https://matrix.to//#meeting:fedoraproject.org/[#meeting:fedoraproject.org].
Make your first steps
See Make your first steps in Fedora for more info.
Start on a task
CommOps uses this GitLab repository to track our tasks and what we’re working on. Tasks, problems, and goals are filed as tickets in the issue tracker. There are a lot of tickets, but we’re not working on everything at once. Scrolling through the issue tracker gives a good idea of what CommOps helps with.
Look for the good first issue tag on tickets to find good tasks for beginners.
Does something look interesting? Leave a comment if you have a question or want to work on something. Also check and see if the ticket is assigned to someone. If it is unassigned, you can start working on it now. If there is an assignee, ask them if they need help or if they are still working on the ticket.
This provides an opportunity to receive mentorship and get help to start a new task.
Join our meetings
CommOps has an IRC team meeting each week. In our meeting, the team discusses items on our agenda and checks in on any progress of current tasks. Tickets selected for meetings are updated after the meeting with new information.
The meetings are open to the public and anyone can join. See when our meetings are in your time zone on the CommOps meeting calendar. Feel free to attend and introduce yourself during roll call!
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