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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.

Content Writer	Designer	People Person
OS Developer	Translator	Web Developer or Administrator

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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, 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 limts.

Team/Project	Example tasks
Docs	Write documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes. Write content in the knowledgebase (kbase) and on this Wiki.
News	Write content for the Fedora Weekly News which is published every week via fedora-announce-list and fedora-news-list.
Artwork	Write tutorials and articles for the use of the FOSS creative tools available in Fedora.
Fedora Usability SIG (Special Interest Group)	Write documentation about usability.
Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)	Document the available games, including wiki documentation and listing in comps.xml.

Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:

• Docs, Marketing, Localization (L10n), News

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.

Team/Project	Example tasks
Artwork	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: Fedora Logo, MarketingCollateral, PromoBanners, Widgets, Theming Overview, Bluecurve Icon Theme Echo Icon Theme, MediaArt, SoC Posters, T-Shirt Design, Media Gallery
Fedora Usability Special Interest Group	Improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive design for Fedora.
Fonts Special Interest Group	Improve fonts availability and text rendering/layouting in Fedora and its other Linux derivatives. Font creation and design.

Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:

• Artwork, Docs, Fonts, Marketing, Usability, Websites

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
Bug triage	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.
Docs	R&D on !DocBook Wiki http://doc-book.sourceforge.net/homepage Toolchain R&D
Fonts Special Interest Group	Package new fonts and font tools. Identify font or text problems in applications and libraries. Fix them or get them fixed.
Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)	Create high quality packages of games, gaming-related libraries, and game development tools. Help and fix bugs that have been filed against game packages.
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.
Infrastructure	Help to provide servers, tools and utilities for the Fedora Project. Create new applications to make development of Fedora go smoother.
Packaging	Become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in Fedora.
Testing	Test/break Fedora. Do quality assurances to help maintain a robust platform for Fedora.
Usability	Improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive interfaces for Fedora.
Websites	Improve Fedora's image and create the best possible interface for users and contributors on the Internet.

Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:

• Bug triage, 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 limts.

Team/Project	Example tasks
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
Free Media	Help the Fedora Free Media Program to distribute Fedora Core media (DVDs) for free to individuals.
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.
Mentoring	Become a mentor in the Fedora community and help, empower and mentor people in you're area of expertise.
Support/help	Provide help and support on mailing lists and in Fedora IRC channels on Freenode. Provide Feedback to Developers about bugs.
Fedora Games SIG (Special Interest Group)	Seek publicity for games in Fedora.

Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:

• Ambassadors, Free Media / Distribution, Marketing, Mentoring, Support/help

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.

Team/Project	Example tasks
Docs	Translate documents, guides, how-tos, FAQs, marketing material, process/methodology docs, release notes and this Wiki
L10n (localization)	Translate software to you're native language.
I18n (internationalization)	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.

Teams/projects supporting or supported by this role:

• Ambassadors, Docs, L10n (localization), I18n (internationalization)

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
Docs	Toolchain R&D.
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.
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:

• Docs, I18n (internationalization), Infrastructure, Marketing, Websites