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====== Contact ====== | ====== How to contribute to Xfce ====== |
Before starting contribution it may make sense to get in contact with some xfce experts: | Xfce is developed by a small group of hard-working volunteers. There are many ways in which you can contribute to Xfce, all of which are most welcome! |
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* via **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|IRC]]**: Join #xfce and #xfce4-dev on Freenode | For a more in-depth look at how to contribute to Xfce, it is recommended to read [[https://andreldm.com/2018/12/03/xfce-contributor-guide.html|The Ultimate Contributor's Guide to Xfce]] for additional helpful information. |
* via some **[[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo| Xfce mailing list]]** - first check if the list is still active ! | |
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It as well might help to check the current roadmap in the **[[https://wiki.xfce.org/|Xfce development Wiki]]** in order to get an overview on ongoing development. | If you would like to donate to Xfce, please see the [[start#Donations|Donations]] section. |
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====== Contribute ====== | ===== Bug Reporting and Testing ===== |
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There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce: | One of the most useful tasks that we rely on the community for is testing and reporting of bugs, you can report bugs on the [[https://bugzilla.xfce.org/|Xfce Bugzilla site]], the [[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce-bugs|Xfce-bugs mailing list]], or you can ask on our IRC channel [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#xfce|#xfce on Freenode]] for help. Please do not use the forums to report bugs. Before submitting a bug, please try your best to check if it has already been reported. When writing your bug report, try to be as descriptive as possible, but avoid verbosity; Mozilla has a nice guide on [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines|how to write a bug report]]. For more information, see [[.:bugs/start|Bug Reporting and Fixing]]. |
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* **[[.:translate/start|Translation]]** -- Translate Xfce applications into different languages. | ===== Communication ===== |
| There are various ways to get in touch with Xfce developers: |
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* **[[documentation|Documentation]]** -- add or translate application manuals on this website. | * For general questions, [[https://forum.xfce.org/|Xfce's Forum]], the [[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce|Xfce mailing list]], and our IRC channel [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#xfce|#xfce on Freenode]] are the places to go. |
| * For any translation stuff, join the [[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce-i18n|Xfce-i18n mailing list]]. |
| * For anything code related, go to the [[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev|Xfce-dev mailing list]], or our IRC channel [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#xfce-dev|#xfce-dev on Freenode]]. |
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* **[[.:bugs/start|Bugs]]** -- report or fix Xfce bugs, provide new features | All Xfce developers have a real life and live across multiple time zones. If you don't get an answer straight away, be patient and stay online! |
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* **[[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|Bountysource]]** - Put some money on bugs you want to have fixed | |
* *[[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|{{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}}]] - as well possible to put a general donation | |
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Once you did some contributions, you may want to grab extra permissions to e.g. release your modifications: | ===== Development ===== |
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* **[[.:dev/start|becoming a xfce-developer]]** - contributor account, git access, releases | See the [[:contribute:dev:start|Xfce Development Information]] page for details on getting a contributor's account, working with Git and Xfce source code, and instructions for making releases. |
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Xfce API documentation can be found in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/api_documentation|Xfce development Wiki]] | ===== Documentation ===== |
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| The [[https://wiki.xfce.org/|Xfce Wiki]] and [[https://docs.xfce.org/|Documentation]] contain many helpful pages that require maintaining and updating with every new release. The wiki is freely available for anyone to edit, refer [[documentation|here]] for information on how to contribute to the documentation. |
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| ===== Donations ===== |
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| If you wish to donate to Xfce, you can do so via [[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|Xfce’s Bountysource page]]. You can freely donate to the organization itself, or offer a reward to fix a specific bug. Every donation is greatly appreciated, but please remember, this is an open source project that is 100% run by volunteers, no one is implicitly obliged to act upon your requests. |
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| {{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}} |
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| ===== Feature Requests ===== |
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| Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, it is still possible to request new features. |
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| The right approach for larger changes is to discuss them on the mailing list, or on #xfce-dev (on freenode) first. You might think your idea is brilliant, but there is a high possibility that there are major downsides. |
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| Afterwards a bug can be opened in the bug tracker. Make sure the //Importance// is set to //normal// and //enhancement//. |
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| Obviously it would be nice if you could write a patch that implements the new feature. |
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| ===== Translation ===== |
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| Applications, manuals, documentation and many other aspects of Xfce are all translated into different languages. Translations are handled in [[https://www.transifex.com/xfce/public|Transifex]], a web-based translation platform. Visit the [[.:translate/start|translation docs]] to get started with translating. |
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