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CommunityCode is a group of Australian open source / free software people who want to give Newstart recipients a way to count any Free Software work they do towards their mutual obligation requirement, and to involve people who might not otherwise have a 'way in' to Free Software.
Why? Recipients of Centrelink's Newstart allowance can fufill part or all of their 'mutual obligation' requirements by doing volunteer work for a community organisation; second is that it might be useful for students or other people starting out to get some "real live" development experience.
Also, many people may feel they wish to contribute to open source software, but just don't quite know how. We're here to provide you with that know how.
Sure. We're currently in the very early stages of this project, so we're getting things off the ground, but if you've got any interest or experience in running Volunteer projects, or interacting with DEWR, or want to either be a volunteer or help manage volunteers, we'd love to hear from you. Subscribe to our mailing list, and browse our wiki. An introductory post to the mailing list would be appreciated, so we know who we've got and how we can best utilise your talents. And, of course, feel free to join in any discussions (or start one of your own!).