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
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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Artwork
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- write tutorials and articles for the use of the FOSS creative tools available in Fedora.
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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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Fonts SIG
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- 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 license,
- recruit possible free/libre font authors,
- recruit new SIG members,
- get font or text problems fixed,
- improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere,
- identify font or text problems in applications and libraries,
- improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs.
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Games SIG
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- document the available games, including wiki documentation and listing in comps.xml.
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Usability SIG
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- write documentation about usability.
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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 limits.
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Artwork
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- 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
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Fonts SIG
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Usability SIG
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- improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive design for Fedora.
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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.
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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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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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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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Packaging
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- become a package maintainer to create and maintain RPM packages for software in 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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Fonts SIG
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- package new fonts and font tools,
- review font packages before Fedora inclusion,
- fix font or text problems in applications and libraries,
- propose good Fedora fonts defaults,
- identify font or text problems in applications and libraries,
- improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs.
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Games SIG
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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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Usability SIG
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- improve end-user experience with coherent, accessible and intuitive interfaces for 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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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.
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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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Fonts SIG
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- convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly license,
- recruit possible free/libre font authors,
- recruit new SIG members,
- get font or text problems fixed,
- improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere.
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Games SIG
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- seek publicity for games in Fedora.
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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 your 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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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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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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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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L10n (localization)
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- translate the software to you native language.
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Fonts SIG
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- find the best fonts to include, for internationalization reasons,
- document the preferred fonts for your locale,
- improve the way a font supports your script by identifying problems and proposing ameliorations,
- propose good Fedora fonts defaults,
- identify font or text problems in applications and libraries,
- improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs,
- convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly license,
- recruit possible free/libre font authors,
- recruit new SIG members,
- get font or text problems fixed,
- improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere,
- 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.
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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.
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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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