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We are always looking for new
contributors and volunteers:
We strongly
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encourage participation by everyone:
Requirements: interest in Free Software
If 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 to
accomplish As
potential Debian contributor; please pay particular attention to these twO pages:
Debian Free_Sofware Guidelines
Debian
Contract
A lot 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
ect News, also published on the debian-news list, summarizes
ecent discussions from Debian-related mailing
lists and
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
meant for new contributors,
not users. Other
interesting lists
are debian-deve_
(technical development topics) , debian-project (discussions about non-technical
issues
the project) , debian-release
coordinating Debian releases) , debian-qa (quality assurance).
Mailing_List Subscription
Tip: If you want t0 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
read the messages of our lists in
web browser
Contributing
Are you interested in maintaining packages? Then please have
look at our
Work
You dont need t0 be an official
Needingand Prospective Packages list. Here
find packages in need of =
(new)
Debian Developer (DD) to contribute.
maintainer
Taking over an abandoned package
great way IO get started as
Debian
Instead, an existing DD can act a5
maintainer Not only does
our distribution, it also gives you an opportunity to learn
Sponsor and
integrate your work
from the previous maintainer:
into the project
Here are some other ideas howyou can contribute t0 Debian:
us to write our documentation:
Help
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 t0 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 point
you re looking for
package sponsor: So, find
team and jump right inl
Listoi Debian Teams
Joining
So, youve contributed to the Debian project for some time and you want tO 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 own
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 an 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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