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===== Who can apply for an account? ===== | ===== Who can apply for an account? ===== | ||
- | Well basically anybody, but of course it has to be Xfce related. If you want to translate, a GIT account is not needed, you should [[contribute/ | + | Well basically anybody, but of course it has to be Xfce related. |
- | That said, please only apply for an account only if you think that you will work on Xfce for a somewhat longer time. If you know that you will only work for a couple of weeks and then never again, please consider not applying for an Xfce account but instead continue to put patches [[contribute/ | + | If you want to translate, a GIT account is not needed, you should [[contribute:translate:|read this first]].\\ |
+ | That said, please only apply for an account only if you think that you will work on Xfce for a somewhat longer time. If you know that you will only work for a couple of weeks and then never again, please consider not applying for an Xfce account but instead continue to put patches | ||
- | We also value if you show you work or patches | + | You can first publish your code on Gitlab.com, Gitlab.com or whatever platform to show what you have done before applying |
The limitations are not there to exclude anyone -- they are there to ensure that the maintenance of accounts remains reasonable. Of course, to be clear: the Xfce sysadmins have the last word about whether or not to create an account for somebody. | The limitations are not there to exclude anyone -- they are there to ensure that the maintenance of accounts remains reasonable. Of course, to be clear: the Xfce sysadmins have the last word about whether or not to create an account for somebody. | ||
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+ | ===== Apply for an account ===== | ||
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+ | The easy way to get a contributor account is to contact developers on [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== SSH ===== | ||
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+ | For a secure connection to push Git commits, the Xfce project uses SSH keys to authorize on the server. | ||
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+ | ==== Generating a SSH key ==== | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you already have an ssh key, you can just use the existing key instead of creating a new one</ | ||
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+ | SSH keys are stored in your home directory in the '' | ||
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+ | ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
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+ | When the command asks for the // | ||
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+ | <note info> | ||
+ | Using a key without a passphrase is basically the same as writing down that random password. Anyone who gains access to your computer has gained access to every system you use that key with. The solution is to add a passphrase to the SSH key, for an extra layer of security. | ||
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+ | See also: [[xfce: | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Now that you are finished generating your key pair, you will have two files: a private key and a public key. If you have accepted the default filename, they will be respectively $HOME/ | ||
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+ | The private key **must** remain secret, do not publish it to anyone under any circumstance. | ||
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+ | The public key can be published and shall be sent when you are applying for an Xfce GIT account. | ||