Re: [Gnash-dev] How could I help?

[ann]

Hi Rich,

I'm sure that Sandro will soon try to snap you up for testing ;), but
in the meantime, perhaps you'd like to look at our wiki.  We've listed
a few ways people can volunteer:
    http://www.gnashdev.org/wiki/index.php/WaysToHelp

Perhaps there is something in that list which appeals to you.  We'd 
love to have your help.

- Ann

On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Rich wrote:

> Hi Gnash Dev Team,
>
> I am new to FSF ideas, but I would like to help.  I'm not sure what I can 
> offer, so I'll tell you a little about myself.  Please let me know if there is 
> any way you can use me.
>
> Your Gnash project caught my eye because I recently joined youTube.com.  I 
> would like to be able to move away from reliance on DRM and proprietary 
> software, and still enjoy youTube.com and other popular computer/Internet 
> niceties.
>
> My educational background is in math/biology/computer science and liberal 
> arts.  My hobbies and interests include graphic arts, and animation, and 
> recently audio manipulation.  I am a better editor than I am a writer.  I am 
> trying to resurrect rusty programming skills, primarily because I enjoy it, 
> but also because I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with the black box model 
> of technology products.
>
> My programming skills are probably not what you're looking for, per se, but to 
> some extent I can speak the language. I have a little python, some C, C++, and 
> Unix.  I dream of writing python plugins for my Lightwave 3D animation package 
> (I should probably be using Blender), but I've yet to make that a reality.  I 
> have toyed with Linux and Cygwin.   I have used DOS, and Windows through XP. 
> I have never worked on a large scale programming project, other than some 
> modest projects of my own.
>
> I became interested in FSF  because I am concerned that centralized control of 
> information technology, on a global scale, is moving us toward instabilities, 
> that are widely unrecognized and under-appreciated.  Distributing the methods 
> of information technology as facilitated by the FSF can help to diffuse this 
> emerging cultural instability.  Free Software and its approach, serves to damp 
> the explosive growth in power of the industrial juggernaut our culture has 
> built, while preserving the promise of technology.
>
> If you need something I can provide, please keep me in mind.
>
> Thanks for the great work you are doing, and good luck,
>
> Rich Bleakman
> address@hidden
> www.youTube.com/HuckleberryFlan  :)