Alpine Linux:Contribute: Difference between revisions

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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 actually use Alpine Linux.

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

Contribute quality

Be polite when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it.
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 financialy

Financial contributions can be made through Opencollective
Contribute to musl libc development

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

Express your appreciation to developers (through e-mail, bug reports, and IRC)
Donate or gift Developers (some have wishlists for this)
Send the programmers post cards

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 The list below explains some of the ways that you can contribute.
+== Contribute quality ==
-= Contribute quality =
+* Be '''polite''' when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it.
-* Submit '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues bug reports]'''.
+* Submit '''[https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/issues 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]]''')
 * 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]].
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 * Help '''[[Project:Wiki_maintenance|maintain]]''' the wiki
-= Contribute documentation =
+== Contribute documentation ==
 * Help write good '''[[Tutorials and Howtos|documentation]]'''
 * '''Translate''' the documentation (and program texts) into another language
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 * Convert documentation into more formats
-= Contribute support =
+== Contribute support ==
 * '''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
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 * Write '''HOWTOs''' and post them in the [[Tutorials and Howtos]] or your own blog
-= Contribute projects =
+== Contribute financialy ==
-* [[Wishlist]]
+* '''Financial''' contributions can be made through [https://opencollective.com/alpinelinux Opencollective]
+* Contribute to [https://www.patreon.com/musl musl libc development]
-= Contribute publicity =
+== 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
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 * Write about new ways of using an Open Source application
-= Contribute appreciation =
+== 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]])
+* Donate or gift [[Alpine_Linux:Developers|Developers]] (some have wishlists for this)
 * 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].