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====== Contribute ======

Explain ways to contribute to Devuan and link to respective subpages

  * Development (Programming and code auditing)
  * Packaging/package maintenance
    * links on how to package for Devuan
      * https://talk.devuan.org/t/os-documentation-how-to-package-for-devuan/568/14
      * [[https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=549|Using d1h (a.k.a. "Devuan packaging made easier")]]
    * link to maintainer walkthrough
    * also see https://talk.devuan.org/t/devuan-maintainer-workflow/146
  * Testing software and reporting bugs
  * Artwork
  * Documentation
  * Translation
  * Providing support (maybe merge that into the the next point)
    * in mailing lists, on irc, in the forum
  * Help (expand) the community
    * create platforms for devuan in your language
    * establish user groups
  * Creating Derivatives
    * Rolling Your Own Distro: Why? And How? https://talk.devuan.org/t/rolling-your-own-distro-why-and-how/54/3
  * Donate
    * How to give money to Devuan
    * already there at https://devuan.org/os/donate

===== Other =====

  * The GuixSD folks also have "Project Management" and "System administration" in there. Do we want/need that?
    * maybe a good place to mention possibilities of providing infrastructure/resources for Devuan
    * reconsult [[..:..:devuan_manual_outline]]

  * Also, what about contributing to evelopment/administration/maintenance of Devuan's web platforms (web site, forum, wiki)?
    * torrent/magnet: Please seed if you can (~15GB)!

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Notes

  * merge content of [[..:..:how_to_help]] 
  * see https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/contribute/ as a good example
  * also consult https://talk.devuan.org/t/os-documentation-how-to-participate-in-devuan/561 and [[..:..:devuan_manual_outline]]
  * link to respective guides in [[..:..:guides:start|Devuan guides]] (and Howtos)