User:Sethwoodworth/MembershipDraft
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Revision as of 16:39, 13 May 2008 by 68.185.39.70 (talk) (New page: == Prologue == Potential community members have been searching for a way to get some sense of ownership of the OLPC project. I originally started hanging around in OLPC irc rooms just to...)
Prologue
Potential community members have been searching for a way to get some sense of ownership of the OLPC project. I originally started hanging around in OLPC irc rooms just to get a better idea of what was going on and maybe get involved. Many people, prominent and talented, have sent emails to the volunteer@l.o list trying to contribute as well. Some 60 of these volunteers have found their validation in the Support-Gang, others have formed local OLPC groups (SeaXO) and still others have forged their own paths in content and non-programming activities (Cjl, Mchua(?), myself). Others have languishsed and disappeared due to a lack of structure for their contributions.
For programmers this system is fairly easy. They contribute code, and are listed in some obscure way as a development contributor. For
