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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 | 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. | ||
{{Box GREEN||For ensuring the long-term sustainability of Alpine Linux, use [https://opencollective.com/alpinelinux Opencollective] to make a financial contribution.}} | {{Box GREEN||For ensuring the long-term sustainability of Alpine Linux, use [https://opencollective.com/alpinelinux Opencollective] to make a financial contribution.}} | ||
The list below explains some of the other ways that you can contribute. | |||
== Contribute quality == | == Contribute quality == | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 13 June 2025
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.
For ensuring the long-term sustainability of Alpine Linux, use Opencollective to make a financial contribution.
The list below explains some of the other ways that you can contribute.
Contribute quality
- Submit bug reports and provide all requested information when doing so.
- Suggest new packages or features/ideas. Be polite when reporting bugs or asking for new features; after all, the developers have no obligation to do it.
- 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
- Proofread existing documentation, follow the examples. If something isn't correct, or is incomplete, make corrections by carefully editing the page, just as those before who did it for you.
- Help write good documentation
- Translate the documentation (and program texts) into another language
- 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 IRC channels, mailing lists, reddit 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 publicity
Tip: As Alpine Linux gets more well-known, there will be more people wanting to use Alpine Linux and contribute.
- Write reviews and link to the Alpine Linux web site.
- 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
- Contribute to musl libc development