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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!
  
 +===== Development =====
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 +  * **[[:contribute:dev:get-a-contributor-account|Get a contributors account]]** -- Who can request a developers account and how to do so.
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 +  * **[[:contribute:dev:git:start|GIT]]** -- How to use the GIT DCVS; a short introduction and Xfce specific things you should know.\\
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 +  * **[[:contribute:dev:make-a-release|Making release tarballs]]** -- How to make releases, upload the tarballs and notify the world about it.
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 ===== Translation ===== ===== Translation =====
 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. 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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 ===== Bug Reporting and Testing ===== ===== Bug Reporting and Testing =====
-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, refer to [[.:bugs/start|Bug Reporting and Fixing]].+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]].
  
 ===== Documentation ===== ===== Documentation =====
 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. 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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 ===== Communication ===== ===== Communication =====
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    * 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]].    * 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]].
  
 +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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 +===== Further Reading =====
 +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 more information.
  
 +  * To request a contributor account, please [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/get-a-contributor-account|see the docs]] for more information.
 +  * Before getting involved with development, it may help to check [[https://wiki.xfce.org/releng/4.14/roadmap|the current roadmap]] to get an overview of our current progress.
 +  * A guide to using GIT can be found [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/git/start|here]].
 +  * For more information on making a release, see [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/make-a-release|Making a Release]].
 +  * Xfce API documentation can be found on the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/api_documentation|Xfce development Wiki]].