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 for You to contribute. Whether you are a normal user, geek or hardcore developer, one and most important thing is 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.
-Here is a list which greatly explains whole contribution concept
+The list below explains some of the ways that you can contribute.
-= Contribute quality: =
+= Contribute quality =
-*Help to make this a better project, better looking and with new features
+* Submit '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues bug reports]'''.
-*Submit bug reports
+* 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]]''')
-*Suggest new features and options
+* 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]].
-*Suggest ways to improve the framework (maybe comparing it to similar OS or comercial projects)
+* Check the coverage of the [https://release-monitoring.org/ Anitya] release monitoring database for your favourite packages, and add new mappings as needed.
-*Submit some artwork (icons, backgrounds, logos)
+* Submit '''[[Special:NewFiles|artwork]]''' (icons, backgrounds, logos)
-*Correct spelling and grammar mistakes in documentation
+* Correct '''spelling and grammar''' mistakes in the documentation
-*Help maintain a wiki web site
+* 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
-*Read existing documentation, follow the examples, and make corrections
+* '''Proofread''' existing documentation, follow the examples, and make corrections
-*Create diagrams, screen-shots, and graphics for documentation
+* Create diagrams, '''screenshots''', and graphics for the documentation
-*Develop spelling and grammar style conventions for documentors
+* Develop style, formatting, spelling, and grammar conventions for documenters
-*Build a glossary of technical terms (so non geek people can understand)
+* Expand the '''[[Alpine Linux:Glossary|Glossary]]''' of technical terms (so non-geeks can understand)
-*Convert documentation into more useful formats (i.e. DocBook)
+* Convert documentation into more formats
-= Contribute support: =
+= Contribute support =
-{{Note|Everybody need support at least once. Let coders do their work while you help other people}}
+* '''Answer questions''' on the wiki, [[mailing lists]], [[IRC]] channels and [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/alpine-linux StackOverflow]
-*Answer questions on wiki, mailing lists or IRC channels
+* Contribute to (or start) an online support group
-*Contribute to (or start) an online support group
+* Post a tutorial or other to https://asciinema.org
-*Help other people learn how to use Alpine Linux
+* Write '''HOWTOs''' and post them in the [[Tutorials and Howtos]] or your own blog
-*Write HOWTOS and post them in [[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
-*Write reviews
-*Write about new ways of using an Open Source program
-= Contribute appreciation: =
+= Contribute publicity =
-*Express your appreciation to developers (through email or irc message)
+{{Tip|As Alpine Linux gets more popular, there will be more people wanting to contribute.}}
-*Send the programmers post cards
+* '''[[Project:Listings|Link to]]''' the Alpine Linux web site
-*Give a project or developer a gift (some have wish lists for this)
+* Write '''reviews'''
-*Be polite when reporting bugs or asking for new features; developers has no obligation to do it after all
+* 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 [[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 the project or [[Alpine_Linux:Developers|a developer a donation/gift]] (some have wish lists for this)
+* Contribute to [https://www.patreon.com/musl musl libc development].