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- | ====== How to Contribute | + | {{ : |
+ | ====== How to contribute to Xfce ====== | ||
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! | 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! | ||
- | ==== Contribute | + | For a more in-depth look at how to contribute to Xfce, it is recommended to read [[https:// |
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+ | If you would like to donate to Xfce, please see the [[start# | ||
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+ | * **[[#Bug Reporting and Testing|Bug Reporting and Testing]]** | ||
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+ | ===== Bug Reporting and Testing ===== | ||
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+ | One of the most useful tasks that we rely on the community for is testing and reporting of bugs. | ||
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+ | * You can report bugs on [[https:// | ||
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+ | * You can ask for help on [[https:// | ||
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+ | * Please do not use the forums to report bugs. | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | For more information, | ||
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+ | * For a list of currently open bugs, see the [[: | ||
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+ | If you want to test the current state of Xfce 4.16, you can look at the [[https:// | ||
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+ | * As of November 2020, OpenSUSE is now providing a source for " | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Communication ===== | ||
+ | There are various ways to get in touch with Xfce developers: | ||
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+ | See the [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Development ===== | ||
- | There are different ways in which you can contribute | + | See the [[:contribute:dev: |
+ | As well check the [[https:// | ||
- | * **[[.: | + | ---- |
- | * **[[documentation|Documentation]]** -- add or translate application manuals on this website | + | ===== Documentation |
- | * **[[.:bugs/start|Bugs]]** -- report or fix Xfce bugs, provide new features | + | The [[https:// |
- | + | The [[https://developer.xfce.org/|API reference]] is automatically updated on a weekly basis based on the latest stable releases. | |
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- | Once you did some contributions, | + | ---- |
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+ | ===== Financial Contributions ===== | ||
- | * **[[.:dev/ | + | **Update: May 2023:** At this time, we are temporarily pausing our acceptance of donations. We would like to thank everyone who has previously contributed to the Xfce project. Your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you! |
- | Xfce API documentation can be found in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/api_documentation|Xfce development Wiki]] | + | As of May 2021, Xfce has moved its fiscal hosting to OpenCollective. We are now able to accept financial contributions |
+ | If you wish to donate to Xfce in USD or with PayPal, you can do so by visiting | ||
+ | For contributions in USD (SWIFT transfers / PayPal / credit card): | ||
- | ===== Get in Touch ===== | + | [[https:// |
+ | Note: For financial contributions to the Xfce Collective, there is a 10% transaction fee. | ||
- | Before starting contribution it may make sense to get in contact with some xfce experts: | + | For contributions |
- | * via **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|IRC]]**: Join #xfce and #xfce-dev on Freenode | + | [[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu/donate|{{:contribute:oc_donate_button30px.png}}]] |
- | * via some **[[https://mail.xfce.org/ | + | Note: For financial contributions to the Xfce (EU) Collective, there is a 6% transaction fee. Additionally, |
- | It as well might help to check the current roadmap in the **[[https:// | + | For a list of our supporters and details on individual transactions, |
- | ====== Contribute ====== | + | For additional details regarding Open Collective, see [[https:// |
- | There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce: | + | ---- |
- | * **[[.: | + | ===== Feature Requests ===== |
- | * **[[documentation|Documentation]]** -- add or translate application manuals on this website | + | Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, |
- | * **[[.: | + | If you plan to request a new feature, please first check on our [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce|issue tracker]] if someone else already filed a request for it. If not, open a new issue and describe your idea in detail. Be warned: You might think your idea is brilliant, but there is a high possibility that there are major downsides. |
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- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | Once you did some contributions, you may want to grab extra permissions to e.g. release | + | Obviously, the best way to get your new feature integrated is, to provide a merge request that implements it ! |
- | * **[[.: | + | Please note that some components are rather unmaintained, |
- | Xfce API documentation can be found in the [[https:// | + | ---- |
+ | ===== Translation ===== | ||
+ | Applications, | ||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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