Join the Fedora Community
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 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)
Teams/projects associated with this role:
Tasks typical in this role:
- Guides, how-tos, FAQs, knowledgebase (kbase), articles, marketing material, process/methodology docs, editing, release notes
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:
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
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:
- Bug triage, Docs, Internationalization (I18n), Infrastructure, Packaging, Testing project, Usability, Websites,
Tasks typical in this role:
- Test/break Fedora, design & build OS , file bugs, build packages, code for OS, develop new features
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:
Tasks typical in this role:
- Conferences, local events, organizing events, Fedora forum/IRC help/support tech, send out media/spread Fedora
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:
Tasks typical in this role:
- Marketing, docs, websites, application/OS translation, localization
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
Teams/projects associated with this role:
Tasks typical in this role:
- Website pages, applications, stylesheets, toolchain, design, scripts, templates