Open Stack

On 2019-02-20 15:31:49 +0500 (+0500), Ramsha Azeemi wrote:
>  hi! i am windows user is it necessary to be a linux ubuntu user
>  for contribution in openstack projects.

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I think it really depends on what sort of contributions you want to
make, as far as how easy that would be without learning to make use
of common Unix/Linux tools and commands. There are a number of ways
to contribute to the community, many of which can be found outlined
here: https://www.openstack.org/community/

That said, it's hard to know what you mean by "windows user" or
"linux ubuntu user" in your question. Are you worried about your
ability to use command-line tools, or is there some deeper problem
you're concerned with there? For example, if you are interested in
contributing by improving the software which makes up OpenStack,
then using a Linux environment will make you far more effective at
that in the long run. To be frank, OpenStack is complicated
software, and learning to use a Linux command-line environment is
unlikely to be one of the greater challenges you'll face as a
contributor.

I gather we have quite a few contributors whose desktop environment
is MS Windows but who do development work in a local virtual machine
or even over the Internet in remote VM instances in public service
providers. Also, I'm led to believe Windows now provides a
Linux-like command shell with emulated support for Ubuntu packages
(I was talking to a new contributor just last week who was using
that to propose source code changes for review).

So to summarize, I recommend first contemplating what manner of
contribution most excites you. Expect to have to learn lots of new
things (not just new tools and workflows, those are only the
beginning of the journey), and most of all have patience with the
process. We're a friendly bunch and eager to help newcomers turn
into productive members of our community.
-- 
Jeremy Stanley
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