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If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there are many ways you can help. What role do you want to fill?
Click on a role below to learn more about how you can help the Fedora Project.
This is a starting point.
There are many ways to participate in Fedora, this page is just a beginning spot.
Financial contributions are discussed on the Contribute page.
Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the wiki editing 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, Doc
Book, 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 limts.
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Example tasks
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Docs
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- Write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes.
- Write content in the knowledgebase (kbase) and on this Wiki.
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News
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- Write content for the Fedora Weekly News which is published every week via fedora-announce-list and fedora-news-list.
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Artwork
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- Write tutorials and articles for the use of the FOSS creative tools available in Fedora.
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Fedora Usability SIG (Special Interest Group)
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- Write documentation about usability.
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Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)
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- Document the available games, including wiki documentation and listing in comps.xml.
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Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:
Designer
Description of this role: Communicate through images.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
- Inkscape, GIMP, OO.org, 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 limts.
Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:
OS Developer
Description of this role: Communicate through code.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
- Python, C, 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 limts.
Team/Project |
Example tasks
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Bug triage
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- Track down and shoot Fedora bugs in bugzilla.redhat.com.
- Strive to be a bridge between users and developers that aids in fixing and closing bugs.
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Docs
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Fonts Special Interest Group
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- Package new fonts and font tools.
- Identify font or text problems in applications and libraries.
- Fix them or get them fixed.
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Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)
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- Create high quality packages of games, gaming-related libraries, and game development tools.
- Help and fix bugs that have been filed against game packages.
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Internationalization (I18n)
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- 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.
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Infrastructure
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- Help to provide servers, tools and utilities for the Fedora Project.
- Create new applications to make development of Fedora go smoother.
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Packaging
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- Become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora.
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Testing
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- Test/break Fedora.
- Do quality assurances to help maintain a robust platform for Fedora.
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Usability
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- Improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive interfaces for Fedora.
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Websites
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- Improve Fedora's image and create the best possible interface for users and contributors on the Internet.
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Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:
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 limts.
Team/Project |
Example tasks
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Ambassadors
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- 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
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Free Media
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- Help the Fedora Free Media Program to distribute Fedora Core media (DVDs) for free to individuals.
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Marketing
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- 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.
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Mentoring
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- Become a mentor in the Fedora community and help, empower and mentor people in you're area of expertise.
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Support/help
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- Provide help and support on mailing lists and in Fedora IRC channels on Freenode.
- Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs.
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Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)
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- Seek publicity for games in Fedora.
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Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:
Translator
Description of this role: Communicate through interpretation.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
- English, Non-English native language, technical knowledge, diff, PO, translation, babel tool (kbabel, etc.)
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 limts.
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Example tasks
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Docs
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- Translate documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes and this Wiki
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L10n (localization)
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- Translate software to you're native language.
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I18n (internationalization)
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- 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 translation project L10n.
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Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:
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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Docs
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Infrastructure
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- 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.
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Websites
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- Improve Fedora's image and to create the best possible web interface for users and contributors on the Internet.
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Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role: