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 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. 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.
  
-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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   * **[[#Development|Development]]**   * **[[#Development|Development]]**
   * **[[#Documentation|Documentation]]**   * **[[#Documentation|Documentation]]**
-  * **[[#Donations|Donations]]**+  * **[[#Financial Contributions|Financial Contributions]]**
   * **[[#Feature Requests|Feature Requests]]**   * **[[#Feature Requests|Feature Requests]]**
   * **[[#Translation|Translation]]**   * **[[#Translation|Translation]]**
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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://gitlab.xfce.org/|Xfce GitLab 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]].+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://gitlab.xfce.org/|Xfce GitLab site]] 
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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://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines|how to write a bug report]].  
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 +For more information, see [[.:bugs/start|Bug Reporting and Fixing]].
  
  
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 If you want to test the current state of Xfce 4.16, you can look at the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/testing/xfce-test|Xfce-Test Quick Start Guide]], which provides instructions for running a Docker container with the lastest code from git master as well as the ability to run [[https://github.com/behave/behave|Behave]] (behaviour-driven development) tests. If you want to test the current state of Xfce 4.16, you can look at the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/testing/xfce-test|Xfce-Test Quick Start Guide]], which provides instructions for running a Docker container with the lastest code from git master as well as the ability to run [[https://github.com/behave/behave|Behave]] (behaviour-driven development) tests.
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 +  * As of November 2020, OpenSUSE is now providing a source for "Xfce’s latest builds based on openSUSE’s rolling release Tumbleweed". This is available as a QEMU based virtual machine.  
 +  * [[https://news.opensuse.org/2020/11/23/xfce-raw-images/|Xfce Virtual Machine Images For Development]] provides additional information for its installation and bug reporting instructions.
  
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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://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. +See the [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start#communicating_with_the_xfce_development_team|Xfce Development Information]] page for information on contacting the Xfce development team.
-   * 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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-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://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.
 +The [[https://developer.xfce.org/|API reference]] is automatically updated on a weekly basis based on the latest stable releases.
  
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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://www.opencollective.com/xfce/donate|Xfce’s OpenCollective page]]. Alternatively, if you wish to contribute in Euros, visit [[https://www.opencollective.com/xfce-eu/donate|Xfce’s EU OpenCollective page]]. 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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 +For contributions in USD (SWIFT transfers / PayPal / credit card): 
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 +[[https://opencollective.com/xfce/donate|{{:contribute:oc_donate_button30px.png}}]] 
 +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): 
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 +[[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu/donate|{{:contribute:oc_donate_button30px.png}}]] 
 +Note: For financial contributions to the Xfce (EU) Collective, there is a 6% transaction fee. Additionally, SEPA transfers may take several business days to process and will not appear in the transaction records immediately.
  
-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.+For a list of our supporters and details on individual transactions, see our [[supporters|Supporters page]].
  
-{{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}}+For additional details regarding Open Collective, see [[https://wiki.xfce.org/finance/open-collective|Xfce financial contribution administration - Open Collective]] 
  
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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. Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, it is still possible to request new features.
  
-The right approach for larger changes is to discuss them on the mailing list, or on our IRC channel [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#xfce-dev|#xfce-dev on Freenode]] first. You might think your idea is brilliant, but there is a high possibility that there are major downsides.+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.
  
-Afterwards a bug can be opened in the bug tracker. Make sure the //Importance// is set to //normal// and //enhancement//.+Obviously, the best way to get your new feature integrated is, to provide a merge request that implements it !
  
-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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