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| | {{Admon/tip | To get started, sign up for a Fedora user account, using the [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/user/new Fedora Account System]. [http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/ WhatCanIDoForFedora] also gives the same information as this wiki page, but interactively. }} | ||
If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there are many ways you can contribute. Below are few of the roles that you can join. | |||
; Choose on a role in which you are interested to contribute.: | |||
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[[#Content Writer]] | |||
* Writing. | |||
* Editing. | |||
* Explaining complex ideas. | |||
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[[#Designer]] | |||
* Design. | |||
* Usability. | |||
* Interaction. | |||
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[[#People Person]] | |||
* Event organization. | |||
* Customer service/support. | |||
* and more... | |||
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[[#OS Developer]] | |||
* Programming. | |||
* RPM/Packaging. | |||
* Bugfiling. | |||
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[[#Translator]] | |||
* English. | |||
* Non-English native language. | |||
* Translation tools. | |||
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[[#Web Developer or Administrator]] | |||
* Python. | |||
* Web app development. | |||
* Linux system administration. | |||
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| | {{admon/important|This is a starting point.|There are many ways to participate in Fedora, this page is just your starting spot to join the various roles.}} | ||
Financial contributions are discussed on the [ | Financial contributions are discussed on the [[Contribute]] page. | ||
Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the [: | Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the [[Help:Editing]] wiki page. | ||
== Content Writer == | == Content Writer == | ||
{{Anchor|ContentWriter}} | |||
[[Image:Join_ContentDeveloper.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through words. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* Writing, editing, grammar (wordsmith), technical, explaining complex ideas well, teaching, DocBook, XML, Wiki markup, technical knowledge (specific and general) | |||
; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | |||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
! Team/Project | |||
! Example tasks | |||
|- | |||
| [[Artwork]] | |||
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* Write tutorials and articles for the use of the FOSS creative tools available in Fedora. | |||
|- | |||
| [[CommOps]] | |||
| | |||
* Read more about the CommOps team on [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/ docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops]. | |||
|- | |||
| [[DocsProject|Docs]] | |||
| | |||
* Write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes. | |||
* Write content in this Wiki. | |||
|- | |||
| Fedora [[Magazine]] | |||
| | |||
* Write content for the [[Magazine|Fedora Magazine]] The Fedora Magazine is a WordPress-based site, that delivers all the news of the Fedora Community. Stay informed by joining the Marketing mailing list {{fplist|marketing}}. | |||
|- | |||
| [[:Category:Fonts SIG|Fonts SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Document font creation tasks, | |||
* Document free/libre font release best practices, | |||
* Document free/libre font packaging, | |||
* Clarify, complete and improve our wiki, | |||
* Identify interesting third-party material, and link it here, | |||
* Convert wiki information to other document formats. | |||
* Convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly [[Legal_considerations_for_fonts| license]], | |||
* Recruit possible free/libre font authors, | |||
* Recruit new SIG members, | |||
* [[:Category:Fonts and text QA|Get]] font or text problems fixed, | |||
* Improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere, | |||
* Identify font or text [[Fonts and text quality assurance| problems]] in applications and libraries, | |||
* Improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs. | |||
|- | |||
| [[SIGs/Games|Games SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Document the available games, including wiki documentation and listing in comps.xml. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Usability|Usability SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Write documentation about usability. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[CommOps]], [[Docs Project|Docs]], [[Marketing]] (including [[Magazine]]), [[L10N | Localization (L10n)]] | |||
; More information: | |||
* [[CommOps/Join|Join the CommOps Team]] | |||
* [https://fedoramagazine.org/writing-an-article-for-the-fedora-magazine/ Join the Fedora Magazine Team] | |||
* [[Joining the Fedora marketing project|Join the Marketing Team]] | |||
== Designer == | == Designer == | ||
[[Image:Join_Designer.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through images. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* Inkscape, GIMP, LibreOffice, design, usability/interaction | |||
; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | |||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
! Team/Project | |||
! Example tasks | |||
|- | |||
| [[CommOps]] | |||
| | |||
* Read more about the CommOps team on [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/ docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops]. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Design]] | |||
| | |||
* Serve as a part of a design firm for the Fedora community, creating artwork and designs to for the Fedora community on request. | |||
* Design projects including: [[Logo|Fedora Logo]], [[Artwork/MarketingCollateral| MarketingCollateral]], [[Artwork/PromoBanners| PromoBanners]], [[Artwork/Widgets| Widgets]], [[Artwork/ThemingOverview| Theming Overview]], [https://fedorahosted.org/bluecurve Bluecurve Icon Theme], [[Artwork/EchoIconTheme| Echo Icon Theme]], [[Artwork/MediaArt| MediaArt]], [[SummerOfCode/Posters| SoC Posters]], [[Artwork/T-Shirt| T-Shirt Design]], [[Artwork/Gallery| Media Gallery]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[:Category:Fonts SIG|Fonts SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* [[:Category:Font wishlist|Find]] the best fonts to include, to please [[:Category:Decorative fonts| artists]], | |||
* [[PackageMaintainers/WishList#General Fedora Packages WishList|Identify]] font creation tools needing packaging, | |||
* [[Fonts and text-related creative tasks#font-creation|Create and improve]] Fedora fonts, | |||
* [[Fonts SIG mailing lists|Propose]] good Fedora fonts defaults. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Usability|Usability SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive design for Fedora. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[CommOps]], [[Design|Design]], [[:DocsProject|Docs]], [[:Category:Fonts SIG|Fonts]], [[Marketing]], [[Usability]], [[Websites]] | |||
; More information: | |||
* [[CommOps/Join|Join the CommOps Team]] | |||
* [[Join the Design Team]] | |||
== OS Developer == | == OS Developer == | ||
{{Anchor|OSDeveloper}} | |||
[[Image:Join_OSDeveloper.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through code. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* Programming, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling | |||
; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | |||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
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! Team/Project | |||
! Example tasks | |||
|- | |||
| [[BugZappers|Bug triage]] | |||
| | |||
* Track down and shoot Fedora bugs in [https://bugzilla.redhat.com bugzilla.redhat.com]. | |||
* Strive to be a bridge between users and developers that aids in fixing and closing bugs. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Infrastructure]] | |||
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* Help to provide servers, tools, and utilities for the Fedora Project. | |||
* Create new applications to make the development of Fedora go smoother. | |||
|- | |||
| [[ReleaseEngineering|Release Engineering]] | |||
| | |||
* Manage the build system. | |||
* Maintain the package repositories. | |||
* Create the images for new Fedora Releases. | |||
|- | |||
| [[I18N|Internationalization (I18n)]] | |||
| | |||
* Develop, package, and maintain applications like input methods for different languages. | |||
* Improve applications and utilities to support and process different languages. | |||
* Quality-assure that existing applications meet i18n standards. | |||
* Support the infrastructure of the Fedora translation community. | |||
|- | |||
| [[PackageMaintainers/Join|Packaging]] | |||
| | |||
* Become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora. | |||
* Join the [[SIGs/Package_Review |Package Review SIG]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Websites]] | |||
| | |||
* Improve Fedora's image and create the best possible interface for users and contributors on the Internet. | |||
|- | |||
| [[:Category:Fonts SIG|Fonts SIG]] | |||
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* [[:Category:Fonts packaging|Package]] new [[:Category:Font wishlist|fonts]] and font tools, | |||
* [[:Category:In-progress fonts|Review]] font packages before Fedora inclusion, | |||
* Fix font or text [[Fonts and text quality assurance|problems]] in applications and libraries, | |||
* [[Fonts SIG mailing lists|Propose]] good Fedora fonts defaults, | |||
* Identify font or text [[Fonts and text quality assurance| problems]] in applications and libraries, | |||
* Improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs. | |||
|- | |||
| [[SIGs/Games|Games SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Create high-quality packages of games, gaming-related libraries, and game development tools. | |||
* Help and fix bugs that have been filed against game packages. | |||
|- | |||
| [[:Category:SciTech SIG|Science and Technology SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Improve the number and quality of packages available for scientific and technical users | |||
|- | |||
| [[Usability|Usability SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive interfaces for Fedora. | |||
|- | |||
| [[ElectronicLab Spin|Electronic Lab]] | |||
| | |||
* Ensure Electronic design flows (Analog, Digital, Embedded,...) | |||
* Work with upstream to ensure new design and simulation features. | |||
* Package [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/fel/ new tools and close tickets]. | |||
|- | |||
| [[QA|Testing]] | |||
| | |||
* Test/break Fedora. | |||
* Do quality assurances to help maintain a robust platform for Fedora. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[BugZappers|Bug triage]], [[CommOps]], [[DocsProject|Docs]], [[:Category:Fonts_SIG|Fonts]], [[I18N|Internationalization (I18n)]], [[Infrastructure]], [[PackageMaintainers/Join|Packaging]], [[QA|Testing]], [[Usability]], [[Websites]]. | |||
== People Person == | == People Person == | ||
{{Anchor|PeoplePerson}} | |||
[[Image:Join_PeoplePerson.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through one-on-one contact. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* People skills, event organization, customer service/support, enthusiasm | |||
; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | |||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
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! Team/Project | |||
! Example tasks | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ambassadors Join start|Ambassadors]] | |||
| | |||
* Represent Fedora Project to the wider public. | |||
* Help spread the word about Fedora, Linux, and Open Source. | |||
* Be a point of contact for local community members and channel the feedback to Fedora Project. | |||
* Help recruit project contributors. | |||
* Think of creative ways for promoting Fedora in your region. | |||
|- | |||
| [[CommOps]] | |||
| | |||
* Read more about the CommOps team on [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/ docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops]. | |||
|- | |||
| [[:Category:Fonts SIG|Fonts SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly [[Legal_considerations_for_fonts| license]], | |||
* Recruit possible free/libre font authors, | |||
* Recruit new SIG members, | |||
* [[:Category:Fonts and text QA|Get]] font or text problems fixed, | |||
* Improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere. | |||
|- | |||
| [[SIGs/Games|Games SIG]] | |||
| | |||
* Seek publicity for games in Fedora. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Distribution/FreeMedia|Free Media]] | |||
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* Help the Fedora Free Media Program to distribute Fedora media (DVDs & CD's) for free to individuals. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Marketing|Marketing]] | |||
| | |||
* Develop marketing strategy to promote the usage and support of Fedora worldwide. | |||
* Support the efforts of other Fedora projects to spread Fedora and help provide a central repository of ideas and information that can be used to deliver Fedora to new audiences. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Communicate|Support/help]] | |||
| | |||
* Provide help and support on mailing lists and in Fedora IRC channels on Freenode. | |||
* Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[Ambassadors]], [[CommOps]], [[Distribution/FreeMedia|Free Media]] / [[Distribution/Project|Distribution]], [[Marketing]], [[Communicate|Support/help]] | |||
; More information: | |||
* [[CommOps/Join|Join the CommOps Team]] | |||
* [[Joining the Fedora marketing project|Join the Marketing Team]] | |||
== Translator == | == Translator == | ||
{{Anchor|Translator}} | |||
[[Image:L10n-images-translator.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through translation. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* English, non-English native language, some technical knowledge, diff, PO, translation | |||
; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | |||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
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! Team/Project | |||
! Example tasks | |||
|- | |||
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Localize Fedora and upstream | |||
: [[L10N|Fedora Localization Project]] | |||
| | |||
* Translate the Fedora UIs and help. | |||
|- | |||
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Work with upstream projects | |||
: [https://wiki.gnome.org/TranslationProject GNOME (translation)] | |||
: [https://l10n.kde.org KDE (localization)] | |||
: [https://www.libreoffice.org/community/localization/ LibreOffice (localization)] | |||
| | |||
* Translate the upstream UIs and help, which make up an important part of Fedora, CentOS, and other distributions. | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
Localize Fedora documentation | |||
: [[L10N|Fedora Localization Project]] | |||
| | |||
* Translate various documentation, which supports Fedora users. | |||
|- | |||
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Localize Fedora websites | |||
: [[L10N|Fedora Localization Project]] | |||
| | |||
* Translate the Fedora websites, which people access first and learn about Fedora. | |||
|- | |||
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Test Fedora localized versions | |||
: [[FLTG|FLTG (fedora l10n test group)]] | |||
| | |||
* Test a Fedora localized version in your language to assure the translation quality. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[Ambassadors]], [[CommOps]], [[DocsProject|Docs]], [[L10N|L10n (localization)]], [[I18N|I18n (internationalization)]], [[PackageMaintainers/Join|OS Developer (Packaging)]] | |||
; More information: | |||
* [[L10N/Guide|How to become a translator]] | |||
* [[L10N/Guide/Coordinator|How to start new language team]] (Please check the [[L10N Teams|team list page]] and ensure that your language team has not yet been formed.) | |||
== Web Developer or Administrator == | |||
{{Anchor|WebDeveloperAdministrator}} | |||
[[Image:Join_WebDeveloper.png]] | |||
; Description of this role: Communicate through the World Wide Web. | |||
; Skills you possess or want to learn: | |||
* Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, XSL/XSLT, TurboGears, Web app development, Linux system administration | |||
'' | ; Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role: | ||
* ''Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.'' | |||
{| | |||
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! Team/Project | |||
[[ | ! Example tasks | ||
|- | |||
| [[CommOps]] | |||
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* Read more about the CommOps team on [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/ docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops]. | |||
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| [[Infrastructure]] | |||
| | |||
* Become one of the dedicated volunteers and professionals who provide servers, tools, and utilities for the Fedora Project. | |||
* Track down and shoot bugs on the Fedora websites. | |||
|- | |||
| [[ReleaseEngineering|Release Engineering]] | |||
| | |||
* Work on the programs that allow the project to produce Fedora every six months. | |||
* Fix issues with the build system. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Websites]] | |||
| | |||
* Improve Fedora's image and to create the best possible web interface for users and contributors on the Internet. | |||
|} | |||
; Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: | |||
* [[CommOps]], [[DocsProject|Docs]], [[I18N|I18n (internationalization)]], [[Infrastructure]], [[Marketing]], [[Websites]] | |||
; More information: | |||
* [[CommOps/Join|Join the CommOps Team]] | |||
* [[Joining the Fedora marketing project|Join the Marketing Team]] | |||
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If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there are many ways you can contribute. Below are few of the roles that you can join.
- Choose on a role in which you are interested to contribute.
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Financial contributions are discussed on the Contribute page.
Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the Help:Editing wiki page.
Content Writer
- Description of this role
- Communicate through words.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- Writing, editing, grammar (wordsmith), technical, explaining complex ideas well, teaching, DocBook, XML, Wiki markup, technical knowledge (specific and general)
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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Artwork |
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CommOps |
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Docs |
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Fedora Magazine |
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Fonts SIG |
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Games SIG |
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Usability SIG |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- CommOps, Docs, Marketing (including Magazine), Localization (L10n)
- More information
Designer
- Description of this role
- Communicate through images.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- Inkscape, GIMP, LibreOffice, design, usability/interaction
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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CommOps |
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Design |
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Fonts SIG |
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Usability SIG |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- More information
OS Developer
- Description of this role
- Communicate through code.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- Programming, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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Bug triage |
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Infrastructure |
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Release Engineering |
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Internationalization (I18n) |
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Packaging |
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Websites |
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Fonts SIG |
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Games SIG |
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Science and Technology SIG |
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Usability SIG |
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Electronic Lab |
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Testing |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- Bug triage, CommOps, Docs, Fonts, Internationalization (I18n), Infrastructure, Packaging, Testing, Usability, Websites.
People Person
- Description of this role
- Communicate through one-on-one contact.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- People skills, event organization, customer service/support, enthusiasm
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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Ambassadors |
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CommOps |
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Fonts SIG | |
Games SIG |
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Free Media |
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Marketing |
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Support/help |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- More information
Translator
- Description of this role
- Communicate through translation.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- English, non-English native language, some technical knowledge, diff, PO, translation
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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Localize Fedora and upstream |
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Work with upstream projects |
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Localize Fedora documentation |
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Localize Fedora websites |
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Test Fedora localized versions |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- Ambassadors, CommOps, Docs, L10n (localization), I18n (internationalization), OS Developer (Packaging)
- More information
- How to become a translator
- How to start new language team (Please check the team list page and ensure that your language team has not yet been formed.)
Web Developer or Administrator
- Description of this role
- Communicate through the World Wide Web.
- Skills you possess or want to learn
- Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, XSL/XSLT, TurboGears, Web app development, Linux system administration
- Examples of where and how you can contribute in this role
- Remember that you have complete freedom to do less, more or different tasks in the many projects and teams. Only your imagination sets the limits.
Team/Project | Example tasks |
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CommOps |
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Infrastructure |
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Release Engineering |
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Websites |
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- Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role
- More information