Hi Javier, On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 12:37:55AM +0100, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > Either I'm blind or I'm missing a page in the website that describes how > different people can contribute to the project.
indeed, I do not know such a list either. There is http://www.debian.org/devel/todo/ and at least the website todo list but these do not match. > I've written a page titled "How can you help Debian?" which tries to describe > the different things a user, an experienced developer, a sysadmin, etc. can > do to help with the Debian project. It includes link to other sections of the > site and I believe could be a good candidate to inclusion under intro/ and, > even, in the main menu. > > Comments? Suggestions? I like it. It is really a good start to work on. > How can you help Debian? > > If you are considering helping in the development of Debian GNU/Linux there > are > many areas in which both experienced and inexperienced users can assist: > > 1. You can simply test the operating system and the programs provided in it > and report any errata or bugs you find using the Bug Tracking System. Try s/any/any not yet known/ > to browse also the bugs associated with packages you use and provide, if > you can, further information, if you can reproduce the issues described in > them. > 2. If you are an experienced user you can help other users through the user > mailing lists or by using the IRC channel #debian. For more information on > support options and available sources read the support pages. > 3. You can help translating applications in Debian to your own language by s/applications/applications or Debian related information (website, DDP)/ > getting involved in a translation project (discussion is generally handled > through the i18n mailing lists or, even, starting up a new Do you refer to the single list (not lists) debian-i18n or debian-l10n-XXX? > internationalisation group if there is none for your language. For more > information read the Internationalisation pages Full stop is missing > 4. You can help maintain applications that are already available in the > Debian > GNU/Linux operating system, specially those you use much and know about, > by s/specially/especially/??? > contributing fixes (patches) or additional information in the Bug Tracking > System for those packages. You can also get involved directly in package > maintenance by becoming a member of a group maintenance team or get > involved with software that is being developed for Debian by joining a > software project at Alioth. > 5. You can help writting documentation either by working with the official writing > documentation provided by the Debian Documentation Project or by > contributing at the Debian Wiki. > 6. You can help with the development of the public face of Debian and > contribute to the website or by helping with the organisation of events or > talks worldwide. > 7. You can help porting Debian to some architecture you are experienced with > either by starting a new port or contributing to existing ports. For more > information see the list of available ports Full stop > 8. You can package applications you have many experience with and consider > valuable for Debian and become the maintaner for those packages. For more maintainer > information read the Debian Developer's Corner. > 9. You can donate equipment and services to the Debian project so that either > its users or developers can benefit from them. We are in constant search > for mirrors worlwide our users can rely on and auto-builder systems for > our worldwide > porters. 10. Help Debian promoting by talking about it and demonstrating it others. > As you can see, there are many ways you can get involved with the project and > few of them even require you to be a Debian Developer. Many of the different > projects have mechanisms to allow direct access to source code tress to trees > contributors that have shown they are thrustworthy and valuable. Typically, > people which find that they can get much more involved in Debian will join the > project, but this is not required. Jens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
