Latest revision as of 13:23, 21 January 2024

There are many ways that you can contribute. Whether you are a normal user, a geek, or a hardcore developer, the one and most important thing you can do is to actually use Alpine Linux.

The list below explains some of the ways that you can contribute.

Contribute quality

Submit bug reports.
Suggest new features/ideas (Previously: features/ideas and packages)
Submit new packages that you've created, or patches to existing packages. For more information about developing on Alpine Linux, read our Developer Documentation.
Check the coverage of the Anitya release monitoring database for your favourite packages, and add new mappings as needed.
Submit artwork (icons, backgrounds, logos)
Correct spelling and grammar mistakes in the documentation
Help maintain the wiki

Contribute documentation

Help write good documentation
Translate the documentation (and program texts) into another language
Proofread existing documentation, follow the examples, and make corrections
Create diagrams, screenshots, and graphics for the documentation
Develop style, formatting, spelling, and grammar conventions for documenters
Expand the Glossary of technical terms (so non-geeks can understand)
Convert documentation into more formats

Contribute support

Answer questions on the wiki, mailing lists, IRC channels and StackOverflow
Contribute to (or start) an online support group
Post a tutorial or other to https://asciinema.org
Write HOWTOs and post them in the Tutorials and Howtos or your own blog

Contribute projects

Wishlist

Contribute publicity

Tip: As Alpine Linux gets more popular, there will be more people wanting to contribute.

Link to the Alpine Linux web site
Write reviews
Convince people to choose Open Source products when possible
Write about new ways of using an Open Source application

Contribute appreciation

Be polite when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it
Express your appreciation to developers (through e-mail, bug reports, and IRC)
Send the programmers post cards
Give the project or a developer a donation/gift (some have wish lists for this)
Contribute to musl libc development.

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-There are many ways that ''you'' can contribute. Whether you are a normal user, a geek, or a hardcore developer, the one and most important thing you can do is to get to know Alpine Linux by '''using it'''.
+There are many ways that ''you'' can contribute. Whether you are a normal user, a geek, or a hardcore developer, the one and most important thing you can do is to actually '''use''' Alpine Linux.
 The list below explains some of the ways that you can contribute.
-= Contribute quality: =
+= Contribute quality =
-* Submit '''[http://bugs.alpinelinux.org/ bug reports and/or patches]'''
+* Submit '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues bug reports]'''.
-* Suggest '''[http://bugs.alpinelinux.org/ new features, ideas, and packages]'''
+* Suggest new '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine features/ideas]''' (Previously: '''[[Project:Ideas|features/ideas]]''' and '''[[Alpine Linux:FAQ#Can_you_build_an_APK_package_for_...?|packages]]''')
-* Submit '''artwork''' (icons, backgrounds, logos)
+* Submit new '''[[Creating_an_Alpine_package|packages]]''' that you've created, or '''[[Development using git|patches]]''' to existing packages. For more information about developing on Alpine Linux, read our [[Developer Documentation]].
+* Check the coverage of the [https://release-monitoring.org/ Anitya] release monitoring database for your favourite packages, and add new mappings as needed.
+* Submit '''[[Special:NewFiles|artwork]]''' (icons, backgrounds, logos)
 * Correct '''spelling and grammar''' mistakes in the documentation
-* Help '''maintain the wiki'''
+* Help '''[[Project:Wiki_maintenance|maintain]]''' the wiki
-= Contribute documentation: =
+= Contribute documentation =
-* Help write good '''documentation'''
+* Help write good '''[[Tutorials and Howtos|documentation]]'''
-* '''Translate''' the documentation (and program text) into another language
+* '''Translate''' the documentation (and program texts) into another language
 * '''Proofread''' existing documentation, follow the examples, and make corrections
-* Create diagrams, '''screenshots''', and graphics for documentation
+* Create diagrams, '''screenshots''', and graphics for the documentation
-* Develop spelling and grammar conventions for fellow documenters
+* Develop style, formatting, spelling, and grammar conventions for documenters
-* Build a '''glossary''' of technical terms (so non-geeks can understand)
+* Expand the '''[[Alpine Linux:Glossary|Glossary]]''' of technical terms (so non-geeks can understand)
-* Convert documentation into more formats (i.e. DocBook)
+* Convert documentation into more formats
-= Contribute support: =
+= Contribute support =
-* '''Answer questions''' on the wiki, [[mailing lists]] or [[IRC]] channels
+* '''Answer questions''' on the wiki, [[mailing lists]], [[IRC]] channels and [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/alpine-linux StackOverflow]
 * Contribute to (or start) an online support group
-* Write '''HOWTOS''' and post them in [[Tutorials and Howtos]] or your own blog
+* Post a tutorial or other to https://asciinema.org
+* Write '''HOWTOs''' and post them in the [[Tutorials and Howtos]] or your own blog
-= Contribute publicity: =
+= Contribute projects =
-{{Tip|If the project gets popular there will be more people wanting to contribute}}
+* [[Wishlist]]
-* '''Link to''' Alpine Linux web site
-* Convince people to chose Open Source products when possible
+= Contribute publicity =
+{{Tip|As Alpine Linux gets more popular, there will be more people wanting to contribute.}}
+* '''[[Project:Listings|Link to]]''' the Alpine Linux web site
 * Write '''reviews'''
+* Convince people to choose Open Source products when possible
 * Write about new ways of using an Open Source application
-= Contribute appreciation: =
+= Contribute appreciation =
-* '''Express''' your appreciation to developers (through e-mail, bug reports, and IRC)
+* Be '''polite''' when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it
+* '''Express''' your appreciation to developers (through [[Alpine_Linux:Mailing_lists|e-mail]], [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues bug reports], and [[Alpine Linux:IRC|IRC]])
 * Send the programmers post cards
-* Give a project or developer a gift (some have wish lists for this)
+* Give the project or [[Alpine_Linux:Developers|a developer a donation/gift]] (some have wish lists for this)
-* Be '''polite''' when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it
+* Contribute to [https://www.patreon.com/musl musl libc development].