Join the Fedora Community
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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?
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Financial contributions are discussed on the [:Contribute:Contribute] page.
Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the [:WikiEditing: wiki editing] page.
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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
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:DocsProject:Documentation Project], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:L10N:Localization (L10n)], [:NewsProject: News Project]
Tasks typical in this role:
Guides, how-tos, FAQs, knowledgebase (kbase), articles, marketing material, process/methodology docs, editing, release notes
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Designer
Description of this role: Communicate through images.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
Inkscape, GIMP, OO.org, design, usability/interaction
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:Artwork:Art team], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Usability:Usability], [:Websites:Websites]
Tasks typical in this role:
Conference banners/flyers, Materials (t-shirts, CD covers, etc.), OS art (wallpapers, themes), publication design, Web design, icons, banners, mockups, stylesheets
||<tablestyle="padding: 1ex 3ex 1ex 3ex; border-style: 1px solid #dddddd; background: #eeeeee; align: center;" rowstyle="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;">To get started, set up an account using the Fedora Account System.||
OS Developer
Description of this role: Communicate through code.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
Python, C, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:BugZappers:Bug triage], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:I18N:Internationalization (I18n)], [:Infrastructure:Infrastructure], [:PackageMaintainers/Join:Packaging], [:FedoraTesting:Testing project], [:Usability:Usability], [:Websites:Websites],
Tasks typical in this role:
Test/break Fedora, design & build OS , file bugs, build packages, code for OS, develop new features
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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
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:Ambassadors:Ambassadors], [:Distribution/FreeMedia:Free Media]/[:Distribution/Project:Distribution Project], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Mentors:Mentoring], [:Communicate:Support/help]
Tasks typical in this role:
Conferences, local events, organizing events, Fedora forum/IRC help/support tech, send out media/spread Fedora
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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.)
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:Ambassadors:Ambassadors], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:L10N:L10n (localization)], [:I18N:I18n (internationalization)]
Tasks typical in this role:
Marketing, docs, websites, application/OS translation, localization
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Web Developer/Administrator
Description of this role: Communicate through the World Wide Web.
Skills you possess or want to learn:
Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, XSL/XSLT, Turbo
Teams/projects associated with this role:
[:DocsProject:Docs], [:I18N:I18n (internationalization)], [:Infrastructure:Infrastructure], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Websites:Websites]
Tasks typical in this role:
Website pages, applications, stylesheets, toolchain, design, scripts, templates
||<tablestyle="padding: 1ex 3ex 1ex 3ex; border-style: 1px solid #dddddd; background: #eeeeee; align: center;" rowstyle="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;">To get started, set up an account using the Fedora Account System.||