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| == General Structure == ||<tablestyle="width:100%;background:#F4F3F1"style="border:1" >The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to enhance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community.|| |
= Introduction = ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:30%; background:#F1F1ED; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 98% 0.5ex; margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;"><<TableOfContents(2)>>|| ||<tablestyle="float:left ; margin: 2em 2em 2em 2em; padding: 0.5em;">{{attachment:btlogo.gif}}|| The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to enhance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community. The Beginners Team helps you get involved in the wonderful world of the Ubuntu Community. Whether you are a non-technical user or a power user the Ubuntu Community has a place where you can contribute and make a difference in Ubuntu. You can find out more by using the header section at the top of this page. = Getting Started = We have an open team and anyone can join. Whether you are interested in helping others get involved in the community or you are interested in learning more about contributing to the community this is the place for you. You can [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-beginners/+join|Join now]] and start learning, contributing, making friends, and having fun. If you are interested in getting help with your computer try our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners. Or if you want to help others, that is the channel for you. If you want advice on joining the different areas of the community please join our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners-team. We can help guide you to one of the many places that helps in keeping Ubuntu going. There is a Documentation team for people wanting to help with writing wiki pages and system docs. A Bug Squad for people looking to help triage bugs and help developers get better bug reports. There is MOTU, a place where users work to maintain the many packages in Ubuntu that we all use. There is so, so, much more. Without volunteers like you, Ubuntu would not be the great platform it is today. I want to encourage you to come by and see if there is a place for you in the community. = IRC = IRC is a great way for a global team, like the Beginners Team, to communicate. In our different channels we take care of team business, help users, or just get to know each other better. Please read [[BeginnersTeam/IRC]] for channel guidelines. ||<tablestyle="width:100%; background:#592441; color:#F1F1DD; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em;">BT Channels on freenode network||Purpose|| ||<rowstyle="background:#F4F3F1; color:#000000">#ubuntu-beginners||This channel Is for providing users support with their Ubuntu and software issues|| ||<rowstyle="background:#F4F3F1; color:#000000">#ubuntu-beginners-team||The channel for team discussions and questions about the community|| <<BR>> If you do not have an IRC Client or are brand new to IRC you can quickly and easily sign on to our team channel [[ http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-beginners-team| here]]. ## Taken off until meetings start to happen again on a regular basis ##= For Team Members = ##== Meetings == ##The date of the next scheduled full team meeting, and a record of previous meetings can be found on the ##[[BeginnersTeam/Meetings| Meetings]] page. ##Topics for the next full team meeting can also be found on the Meetings Page. Feel free to add topics for ##discussion. Focus Groups should keep their agendas on their respective pages. |
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| The Ubuntu Beginners Team is composed of: * [[#Members|members]] * [[#Focus Groups|focus groups]] * [[#Mentors|mentors]] * [[#Council|leadership council]] |
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| === Members === ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:20%; background:#F1F1ED; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 98% 0.5ex; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em; padding: 5em;":>{{attachment:IconsPage/IconAutorization.png}} || |
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| Beginners Team Members are users who have gone through the Beginners Team Membership Process. This means they were assigned a mentor and worked with that mentor to build a body of work demonstrating their understanding of a particular area the community. | ##You can link easily make links to the help and team wikis using the forum's bbcode. |
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| All team members are expected to adhere to the [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct | Ubuntu Code of Conduct]], and should consider signing the Code of Conduct on Launchpad. Furthermore, those in leadership positions are in addition expected to adhere to the [[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/leadership-conduct | Ubuntu Leadership Code of Conduct]]. Although not a strict requirement, members are encouraged to contribute to the Greater Ubuntu Community and eventually become [[Membership | Ubuntu Members]]. | ## * [uwiki]Title[/uwiki] => for '''https://wiki.ubuntu.com/''' pages. ## * [uhelp]Title[/uhelp] => for '''https://help.ubuntu.com/''' pages. |
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| === Focus Groups === ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:20%; background:#F1F1ED; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 98% 0.5ex; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em; padding: 5em;":>{{attachment:IconsPage/search.png}} || |
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| Focus Groups allow the Beginners Team to organize around different areas of the Ubuntu Community. The Ubuntu Beginners team has two types of focus groups. Most focus groups are associated with at least one official Ubuntu team. (ie., Bugs Focus Group is associated with the Bug Squad, Bug Control, Testing and Quality teams). The purpose of these focus groups is to help people become more active in the Ubuntu Community. '''Focus Group Leads''' Each Focus Group has a lead that is responsible for organizing, inspiring, and being the first level of dispute resolution. Focus Group Leads are nominated and elected by the Focus Group Members. <<BR>> {*} If your Team would like to work with the Beginners Team and start a Focus Group look at our [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/FGCreation | Focus Group Creation Page]]. === Mentors === ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:20%; background:#F1F1ED; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 98% 0.5ex; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em; padding: 5em;":>{{attachment:IconsPage/kgpg.png}} || To smooth integration into the team and the Ubuntu Project, we have a mandatory mentoring system in place. Every new prospective member will be paired with an experienced member of the team. Mentors are Beginners Team Members who have continued to build their knowledge and excel in their area of the community. Mentors assisting prospective members are responsible for the following: * Welcome potential new members to the Ubuntu Beginners Team and familiarize them with general operation. * Provide prospective members with a wide array of resources for learning and answering their questions. * Help them find and integrate into the focus group of their choice. * Assist prospective members creating and maintaining their wiki and launchpad pages. * Help the prospective member get his Community Recommendation. * Verify that applicants are committed and not just "passing through". Mentors will be qualified in specialized areas of the community such as accessibility, packaging, documentation, etc. If a person is working towards joining a specific Ubuntu team they will be assigned a mentor who is qualified in that area. The responsibilities of mentors working with people trying to contribute and/or join an Ubuntu team are: * Ensure the mentee is familiar with the resources the associated team uses * Answering questions about the associated team * Providing feedback to the mentee on their activities in relation to the associated team Just because you're assigned a mentor, doesn't mean you can't ask questions of other members, by all means do. The mentor is there as someone who will get to know you more than others and spend time on whatever you need, like a first year mentor at a new school. '''How to Be a Mentor''' - Mentors are Beginners Team members who have continued with their contributions and excelled in their area of the community. Members wishing to be Mentors are approved by the appropriate Focus Group Lead or Beginners Team Council Member. {*} [[BeginnersTeam/Mentors|Mentors' List]] === Council === ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:20%; background:#F1F1ED; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 98% 0.5ex; margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em; padding: 5em;":>{{attachment:IconsPage/IconUsers.png}} || The Ubuntu Beginners Team Council is the group that is ultimately responsible for the governing the IRC channels and interfacing between the Ubuntu Beginners Team and the rest of the Ubuntu community and governance systems. The Ubuntu Beginners Team Council chose to delegate some of its powers and responsibilities to Focus Group Leaders. '''Council Responsibilities''': * '''Dispute resolution''' - ensuring that we adhere to the Code of Conduct across the team, ensuring that differences of opinion or personality don't become destructive to the work of the team. (Note: We will try to follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/DealingWithConflict ) * '''Decision Making''' - The most important responsibility is making sure that their team is run efficiently. In order to ensure this, the council will make make all decisions based on feedback received from the rest of the team via the mailing list and during monthly IRC meetings. Decisions will be made when a majority of the seated council is in agreement. * '''Motivation''' - To motivate and encourage Ubuntu Beginners Team members to be the best they can be '''Structure''': * '''Terms''' - Ubuntu Beginners Team Council members serve terms of two (2) years. Ubuntu Beginners Team Council members can be re-elected to serve multiple terms as well. * '''Size''' - The Ubuntu Beginners Team Council will consist of five (5) members. Membership should be public. * '''Requirements''' - All council members must be active members of the Ubuntu Beginners Team * '''Selection''' - The Ubuntu Beginners Team Council will be elected by the Ubuntu Beginners Teams members '''Council Elections''' - The Beginners Team Council is nominated and elected by Beginners Team Members. In summary, running the Ubuntu Beginners Team is a complex job that requires contributions from many disciplines and a significant commitment to good process, good governance and good organization. |
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The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to enhance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community. The Beginners Team helps you get involved in the wonderful world of the Ubuntu Community. Whether you are a non-technical user or a power user the Ubuntu Community has a place where you can contribute and make a difference in Ubuntu. You can find out more by using the header section at the top of this page.
Getting Started
We have an open team and anyone can join. Whether you are interested in helping others get involved in the community or you are interested in learning more about contributing to the community this is the place for you. You can Join now and start learning, contributing, making friends, and having fun.
If you are interested in getting help with your computer try our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners. Or if you want to help others, that is the channel for you.
If you want advice on joining the different areas of the community please join our IRC channel #ubuntu-beginners-team. We can help guide you to one of the many places that helps in keeping Ubuntu going. There is a Documentation team for people wanting to help with writing wiki pages and system docs. A Bug Squad for people looking to help triage bugs and help developers get better bug reports. There is MOTU, a place where users work to maintain the many packages in Ubuntu that we all use. There is so, so, much more. Without volunteers like you, Ubuntu would not be the great platform it is today. I want to encourage you to come by and see if there is a place for you in the community.
IRC
IRC is a great way for a global team, like the Beginners Team, to communicate. In our different channels we take care of team business, help users, or just get to know each other better. Please read BeginnersTeam/IRC for channel guidelines.
BT Channels on freenode network |
Purpose |
#ubuntu-beginners |
This channel Is for providing users support with their Ubuntu and software issues |
#ubuntu-beginners-team |
The channel for team discussions and questions about the community |
If you do not have an IRC Client or are brand new to IRC you can quickly and easily sign on to our team channel here.
Current Happenings
- The team is now open to all. If you are interested in learning about the community or teaching others about the community please join us.
Know why we are here, read the Mission Statement!
New members can introduce yourselves on our mailing list.
- Raise awareness of the community docs on the forums by using links! See the following subsection for details:
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