How can I get more involved???

[Brian Dee]

Don't laugh!! ; ) I'm a CS major at my local university and have been
using Linux, specifically RedHat, for the past four years or so. I have
benefited greatly from using it, tweaking it, breaking it, fixing it,
etc. I greatly enjoy the friendly and helpful Linux and open source
communities. I want to give back and at the same time "beef up" my
skills in programming, administration, or whatever.

Can any of you share how you get started in this big wide world of Linux
hacking? I mean, I've read many things about it such as "Find a bug and
fix it.", "Help with documentation.", etc. But, I still am not sure what
I can do, or where to start. I have some programming experience with
several languages, but unless you use them really in depth, you just
don't learn them very well. You know? I can take all the requirements
for my BS, but unless I can actually find ways to use the things I'm
learning, I'll forget them. Just like any kind of talent. So, how do you
get started? I enjoy Python a TON, and have built a few personal
utilities with it for my job, including a pyGTK based thingamajig that
helps me with an administration task I face frequently. Mostly just fun
self tutorials and stuff. I would love to just do *something* that would
be useful for others and fun for me to do.

Anyway, I would appreciate any advice or guidance anyone has. Thanks for
contributing *your* time and talents that has made this such a great
ride!!!

-- Brian Dee
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