RailsBridge

h1. The RailsBridge Mission:

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To create an inclusive and friendly Ruby on Rails community.

h2. The RailsBridge Guidelines:

* First, do no harm. Then, help where you can.

* Bridge the gap from aspiring developer to contributing community member, through mentoring, teaching, and writing.

* Reach out to individuals and groups who are underrepresented in the community.

* Collaborate with other groups with similar goals.

h2. RailsBridge Projects:

Our members are pursuing a variety of projects in support of our mission. Email the contact person or join our mailing list to get involved:

* [[Workshops|Public Rails Workshops]] (Sarah Mei, sarahmei at gmail dot com)

* [[TeachingKids|Teaching Ruby to Kids]] (Sarah Allen, sarah at ultrasaurus dot com)

* [[BlogLocator|Current Blog Information Locator]] (Elad Meidar, eize dot sus at gmail dot com)

* [[Mentor|Online Mentoring Application]] (Brian Hogan, bphogan at gmail dot com)

* "Courseware for Newcomers to Rails":http://railstutor.com (Dana Jones)

* [[CodeReviewStudents|Code Reviews for Students]] (Mike Gunderloy)

* "Ruby Challenge":http://rubychallenge.com (Marianna Kenesy)

* [[NonProfits|Pro Bono Site Work for Non-Profits]] (Mike Breen)

* RailsBridge Wiki (Jeff Schoolcraft)

* [[SiteRedesign|RailsBridge Site Redesign]] (Elad Meidar, eize dot sus at gmail dot com)

h2. Get involved

To succeed, we need your help! Here's what you can do to be a part of the RailsBridge vision:

* Join the "Google Group":http://groups.google.com/group/railsbridge

* Hang with us in the #railsbridge IRC channel on "Freenode":http://freenode.net/

* Help out with a current project

* Propose new projects

* Follow us on "Twitter":http://twitter.com/railsbridge

* Work to create the community you want

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h2. Guides

[[RemoteCollaboration]]

[[Ubuntu LiveCD Creation]]