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====== How to contribute to Xfce ====== | ====== 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! | ||
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For a more in-depth look at how to contribute to Xfce, it is recommended to read [[https:// | For a more in-depth look at how to contribute to Xfce, it is recommended to read [[https:// | ||
- | If you would like to donate to Xfce, please see the [[start#Donations|Donations]] section. | + | If you would like to donate to Xfce, please see the [[start#Financial Contributions|Donations]] section. |
* **[[#Bug Reporting and Testing|Bug Reporting and Testing]]** | * **[[#Bug Reporting and Testing|Bug Reporting and Testing]]** | ||
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- | * **[[#Donations|Donations]]** | + | * **[[#Financial Contributions|Financial Contributions]]** |
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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:// | + | 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://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start#communication_with_the_xfce_development_team|various channels]]. | ||
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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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There are various ways to get in touch with Xfce developers: | There are various ways to get in touch with Xfce developers: | ||
- | * For general questions, [[https:// | + | See the [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start# |
- | * For any translation stuff, join the [[https:// | + | |
- | * For anything code related, go to the [[https:// | + | |
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- | 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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The [[https:// | The [[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Donations | + | ===== Financial Contributions |
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+ | **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! | ||
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+ | As of May 2021, Xfce has moved its fiscal hosting to OpenCollective. We are now able to accept financial contributions in both US Dollars as well as Euros. | ||
+ | If you wish to donate to Xfce in USD or with PayPal, you can do so by visiting [[https:// | ||
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+ | For contributions in USD (SWIFT transfers / PayPal / credit card): | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | Note: For financial contributions to the Xfce Collective, there is a 10% transaction fee. | ||
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+ | For contributions in EUR (SEPA transfers / credit card): | ||
- | 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 | + | [[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu/donate|{{: |
+ | Note: For financial contributions | ||
- | {{https:// | + | For a list of our supporters and details on individual transactions, |
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Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, | Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, | ||
- | The right approach for larger changes is to discuss them on the mailing list, or on our IRC channel | + | 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: |
- | Afterwards a bug can be opened in the bug tracker. Make sure the // | + | Obviously, |
- | Obviously, it would be nice if you could write a patch that implements the new feature. | + | Please note that some components are rather unmaintained, so you might not always get a reply. |
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