I've been using open souce software (software which has the code available for download and which can usually be edited by anyone) for a while now, enjoying the freeness and quality of it. Up until now, I haven't contributed to such projects (other than some bug reports here and there).
For whatever reason, I've seen some areas of Drupal where I think I have something to contribute. Tonight, I submitted two bug reports and my first patch. Earlier this week, I submitted an additional page to their documentation. I'm working on making the process of importing data from other content management/weblog systems much easier, which could possibly bring a lot more users to the project.
I've never done PHP coding or created patches in CVS, but I (think) I figured it out. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm looking forward to that and contributing to a great open source and free project. Most of my work will probably be in documenation, but I might end up doing a fair bit of coding, too.
My site should be moving to Drupal soon, as it has a lot of advantages over MovableType. The first hurdle to overcome is importing all my current data. I now have the blog and comment importation figured out, so next I'll be working on writing code to import users, categories, and trackbacks. It should be fun.
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note how many more comments you get on your non-geeky posts...
i'm just sayin'.
I must stay true to my geekiness. And as a friend of a geek, you should encourage me in doing so. One must write about a variety of topics, especially topics that are close to your heart.
I'm just saying. ;)