From: Edward Z. Yang <ezyang@mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:36:57 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Motivation
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Motivation
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 Let’s get started.
 
+You may also be interested in this document: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/process
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+Level 0: Motivation
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+How do you pick a SIPB project to contribute to?  One way to look at this problem is finding a project whose goals and community align with yours, so that contributing to the project is engaging and fun.
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+* Does the project solve a problem that you also want to solve?
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+* Does the project offer opportunities to learn technical skills that you would like to acquire?
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+* Does the project have a good way for you to start contributing, e.g. it is written in a programming language you already know or want to learn, or it is running a system you have some familiarity with?
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 Level 0: Milestones
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