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We are always looking TOr new
contributors and volunteers: We strongly
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encourage participallon by everyone:
Requirements: interest in Free Softvare
If you haven"t already; you should read the sites linked on the Debian Start page: This will
and some Tree ime;
help you t0 get a better understanding Of who we are
wnat we re tying [0
accomplish As
potential
contributor please pay particular attention t0 these IWO pages:
Debian Free Sofwware Guidelines
Debian Social Conllad
Alot of our communication happens on the Debian mailing lists: If you want to 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 recent discussions from Debian-related mailing
lists and blogs and provides links to them:
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 is meant for new contributors, not users, Other interesting lists
are debian devel (technical development topics), debian-project (discussions aboutnon-technical issues in the project}, debian release
(coordinating Debian releases , debian-qa (quality assurance).
Mailing List Subscription
Tip: Iiyou want to reduce the number of mails you receive, especially on high-traffic lists, we offer email digests as
summary email
instead of individual messages You can also visit the Mailing List Archives tO read the nessages of our lists in
web brorser
Contributing
Are you interested in maintaining packages? Then please have
HIook at our Wark
You dont need t0 be an official
Needing_and Prospective Packages Iist Here you"Il find packages in need of
(new)
Debian Developer (DDI to contribute:
maintainer Taking over an abandoned package is a great way t0 get
Debian
Instead an existing DD can acias
maintalner Not only does it help our distribution; italsa gives you an opportunity
learn
sponsor and nelp {0 integrate your work
from the previous maintainer
into the project
Here are some other ideas howYou can contribute t0 Debian"
Help us to write our dccumentation;
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 (QALleam:
Of course, there are plenty of other things YOu could do and we re always locking ior people t0 offer legal support or join our Debian
Publicity_Team Becoming
member 0f
Debian teanis an excellent way t0 gain some experience, before staring the New Member
process: It's also
good starting point if youre looking for
package sponsor; So find
team and jump right in?
LISL ot Debian Teams
Joining
So,youve contributed to the Debian project for some time and you wantto join Debian In
more olticial role? There are basically [WO
pptions_
Debian Maintainer (DM): This IS the first step
can uplcad your awn
packages to the Debian archive (with some restrictions). Unlike Sponsored
Maintainers; Debian Maintainers can maintain packages without
sponsor;
The Debian Maintairier (DM) role was
More information: Debian Maintainer Wiki
Introduced in 2007 , Until then the only
Debian Developer (DDJ: This is the traditional iull membership role in Debian A DD
official role was Debian Developer (DD}
can participate in Debian elections. Uploading Debian Developers can upload any
There are cuttenily tWo Independent
package to the archive. Before you become an Uploading DDyou should have
processes for applying for either role.
track record of maintaining packades for at least Six months 'or exanipleuploading
~Jcnig
and.
Debian
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Slarted
DM you