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contributors and volunteers:
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Requirements: interest in Free Software
Ii you haven't already; you should read the sites linked on the Debian start page
This will
ano some Iree time:
help you to get
better understanding of who we are and what we re trying t0
accomplish. As
potential Debian contributor; please pay particular attention
these tWO pages:
Debian Eree Sofware Guidelines
Debian Social Contract
Alot of our communication happens on the Debian mailing_
If you want t0 get a feeling for the inner workings of the Debian project;
you should at least subscribe to debian-devel-announce and debian-news: Both lists are low-volume and document whats going on in the
community: The Debian Project News, also published on the debian-news list, summarizes
ecent discussions from Debian-related mailing
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and
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prospective developer; you should also subscribe t0 debian-mentors
Here you can ask questions about packaging and infrastructure
projects as well as other developer-related issues_
Please note that this list
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Contributing
Are you interested in maintaining packages? Then please have
look at our Work
You dont need t0 be an official
Needingand Prospecive Packages list. Here
find packages in need of=
(new)
Debian Developer (DD} to contribute.
maintainer
Taking over an abandoned package
great way tO get started as
Debian
Instead
an existing DD can act as
maintainer Not only does
our distribution_
it also gives you an opportunity to learn
SpOnsor ad
integrate your work
from the previous maintainer:
into the project
Here are some other ideas howyou can contribute to Debian:
US tO write our pocumentation
Help to maintain the Debian website . produce content; edit or translate existing text:
Join our translation team:
Improve Debian and join the Debian Quality Assurance (QA)Tean:
Of course , there are plenty of other things you could do and we're always looking for people to offer legal support or join our Debian
Publicity_Team: Becoming
member of
Debian team
an excellent way tO gain some experience, before starting the New Member
process. It's also
good starting
you re looking for_
package sponsor: So, find
team and jump right in!
List oi Debian Teams
Joining
So, youve contributed to the Debian project for some time and you want t0 join Debian in
more official role? There are basically tWO
options:
Debian Maintainer (DM): This is the iirst step
as DM you can upload your wn
packages to the Debian archive (with some restrictions). Unlike Sponsored
Maintainers,
Debian Maintainers can maintain packages without =
sponsor:
The Debian Maintainer (DM) role was
More information: Debian Maintainer Wki
introduced in 2007. Until then, the only
Debian Developer (DDJ: This is the traditional full membership role in Debian:
official role was Debian Developer (DD)
can participate
Debian elections. Uploading Debian Developers can upload any
There are currently two independent
package
the archive_
Before You become
Uploading DD, you should have
processes for applying for either role.
track record of maintaining packages for at least six months (for example.uploading
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