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diff --git a/contribute/contribute.php b/contribute/contribute.php index 12139c2b8..47ba4bc6f 100644 --- a/contribute/contribute.php +++ b/contribute/contribute.php @@ -16,38 +16,37 @@ include '../../langs.php'; <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="<?php echo $locale; ?>"> <head> - <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta charset="utf-8"> <title><?php echo $_t['page_title']; ?></title> - <meta name="description" content="<?php echo $_t['page_desc']; ?>" /> - <meta name="keywords" content="<?php echo $_t['page_kw']; ?>" /> - <meta name="author" content="Mageia" /> - <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/g/style/all.css" > + <meta name="description" content="<?php echo $_t['page_desc']; ?>"> + <meta name="keywords" content="<?php echo $_t['page_kw']; ?>"> + <meta name="author" content="Mageia"> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/g/style/all.css"> <?php # include '../../analytics.php'; ?> </head> -<body> +<body id="top"> <div id="doc" class="yui-t7"> - <a name="top" /> <div id="hd" role="banner"><h1><a id="logo" href="/"><span>Mageia</span></a> <span class="lsep">|</span> <span class="subh"><?php echo $_t['page_h1']; ?></span></h1></div> <div id="bd" role="main"> <div class="yui-g"> <div class="para"> - <p>Many people from around the world gather to build Mageia + <p>Many people from all over the world gather to build Mageia – a Linux-based operating system <em>and</em> a <a href="/en/about/code-of-conduct/">lively, fun community</a> for <a href="/en/about/values/">building Free Software projects</a>.</p> - <p>Contributing is open to everyone, this is Free Software! + <p>Contributing is open to anyone, this is Free Software! If you are curious and willing to join, there are things you can do, - depending on your time and your skills, - You will always find someone to welcome you and help/mentor - you if needed so you bring your best to the project!</p> + depending on your time and skills; + you will always find someone to welcome and help/mentor + you if needed so that your contribution to the project can be as good as it can be!</p> <p>Check what you could do below!</p> <ul id="contrib-sel"> - <li id=""><a href="#by-role">browse by role</a></li> - <li id=""><a href="#by-time">browse by time</a></li> + <li id=""><a href="#by-role">Browse by role</a></li> + <li id=""><a href="#by-time">Browse by time</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="by-role">Roles</h2> @@ -58,13 +57,13 @@ include '../../langs.php'; In <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=irc">IRC channels</a>, <a href="http://forums.mageia.org/">forums</a>, <a href="http://mageia.org/mailman/">mailing-lists</a>, - local events and places? Just get in touch with us there and share the fun!</p> + local events? Just get in touch with us via one of these channels and share the fun!</p> </li> <li id="docu"> <h3><a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=documentation">Writing, copywriting and documenting</a></h3> - <p>You have a taste for practical, clear, concise, proof read, nice writing? + <p>You have a taste for practical, clear, concise, proofread, nice writing? You like to take the challenge of explaining clearly - complex ideas or systems and teach others? + complex ideas or systems and teaching others? You know how to mix form & content to push the right message? Get in touch with our <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=documentation">Documentation team</a>!</p> </li> @@ -73,34 +72,34 @@ include '../../langs.php'; <p>Mageia is localized in more than 180 languages! Clarifying, completing, improving translations of software, guides, tutorials, Web sites, marketing material, - etc. happens thanks to the effort of so many persons. + etc. happens thanks to the effort of so many contributors. Join <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=translators">them</a>!</p> </li> <li id="triage"> <h3><a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=triage">Triaging</a></h3> - <p>Bugs happen! Some get reported. And need to be triaged before reaching - the person that can fix them: validated, informed, properly assigned. + <p>Bugs happen! And some get reported. So, logically they need to be triaged + to make the task of the packagers/developers fixing them easier: validation (is the bug reproducible?), collecting the needed debugging info from the reporter, assigning the report properly. <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=triage">Grow the Triage team</a> and be the link between users who report bugs - in the forums or mailing-lists, and <a href="http://bugs.mageia.org/">Mageia Bugzilla</a> + in the forums or mailing-lists, and the <a href="http://bugs.mageia.org/">Mageia Bugzilla</a> used by developers.</p> </li> <li id="qa"> <h3><a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=qateam">Testing & <abbr title="Quality Assurance">QA</abbr></a></h3> - <p>We can't ship software if we are not confident enough in it! + <p>We can't ship software if we are not confident it works well! <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=qateam">Testers and QA</a> - people make sure what we do (software, packages, ISO, Web sites) + people make sure what we do (software, packages, ISO's, Web sites) match our expectations for quality before they reach users.</p> </li> <li id="marketing"> <h3>Marketing, Communication & Evangelism</h3> <p>Better understanding of who uses and contributes to the project to help them even more, making sure the Mageia voice is consistent and heard, - that's a job for the <a href="http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=marketing">marcomm' team</a> - (Marketing and Communication), on global and local scales.</p> + that's a job for the <a href="http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=marketing">marcomm team</a> + (Marketing and Communication), on both global and local scales.</p> </li> <li id="graphic"> <h3>Graphic & UI design</h3> - <p>Software isn't only about code and Mageia about technology. + <p>Software isn't only about code neither is Mageia only about technology. So make it human, practical and beautiful! If you have a talent and experience in graphic design, ergonomics <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=designers">join the artwork team</a>!</p> @@ -114,24 +113,26 @@ include '../../langs.php'; </li> <li id="web"> <h3>Web, tools, systems design & administration</h3> - <p>Mageia exists through an infrastructure and tools that enable everyone - to collaborate. These need experts to build, maintain, develop, provide, - manage servers, connections, security, applications, user flow, etc. - It takes <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=sysadmin">system administrators</a> - to <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=web">Web designers/developers/integrators</a>.</p> + <p>Mageia depends on infrastructure and tools that enable everyone + to collaborate. These need experts to build, maintain, develop, provide + and manage servers, connections, security, applications, data flow, etc. + It takes from <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=sysadmin">system administrators</a> + to <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=web">Web designers/developers/integrators</a> + to manage this huge task.</p> </li> <li id="mirror"> <h3>Mirroring</h3> - <p>Making all Mageia software available requires <a href="http://mirrors.mageia.org/">several mirrors - around the world</a>, to distribute ISO and installation or update packages. - If you have some space and bandwidth to share, please <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=mirrors_policy#how_to_become_a_mirror">see how you can - become an official Mageia mirror</a>.</p> + <p>Making all the software provided by Mageia available requires + <a href="http://mirrors.mageia.org/">several mirrors + around the world</a>, to distribute ISO's and software packages. + If you have some disk space and bandwidth to share, please <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=mirrors_policy#how_to_become_a_mirror">see how you can + provide an official Mageia mirror</a>.</p> </li> <li id="donation"> <h3><a href="/en/donate/">Donating</a></h3> <p>Financial donations help us allocate specific tasks, secure our infrastructure, fund events, goodies & transportation. - <a href="/en/thank-you/">200+ persons already expressed us their trust</a> + <a href="/en/thank-you/">200+ persons already expressed their trust in us</a> with their money, hardware or other resources. We keep a <a href="/en/about/reports/">public record of what we get and how we use it</a>.</p> @@ -141,20 +142,20 @@ include '../../langs.php'; <h3>Data mining</h3> <p>There are tons of data out there, most of which we don't use, or even know about. If you like to grab and analyze data - to reveal & visualize it and what that means we can do better, + to reveal & visualize it to spot what we can do even better, get in touch!</p> </li> <li id="design"> <h3>Designing, experimenting, revealing the unknown</h3> <p>Ideas are great, actionable prototypes are even better. The Mageia project is not only about making a different Linux - distribution but as well about building new products and experiences - with it and the data around it.</p> + distribution but also about building new products and experiences + with it and with the data around it.</p> </li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="by-time">Time</h2> - <p>How much time do you have? and how much do want to commit to Mageia? + <p>How much free time do you have? and how much of it do you want to commit to Mageia? See what you can do:</p> <ul id="contrib-time" class="contrib-list"> <li> @@ -162,9 +163,9 @@ include '../../langs.php'; <ul class="contrib-act"> <li>Stop by the <a href="http://forums.mageia.org/">forums</a> support section and check if you can answer a question.</li> - <li>Talk about the project around you, on your blog, your Twitter account, + <li>Talk about the project to people around you, on your blog, your Twitter account, at your work place.</li> - <li>If you encounter a bug you can reproduce and document, + <li>If you encounter a bug you can reproduce consistently, <a href="http://bugs.mageia.org/">submit a bug report</a>.</li> <li>Make a <a href="/en/donate/">donation</a>!</li> </ul> @@ -172,9 +173,9 @@ include '../../langs.php'; <li> <h3>A few hours</h3> <ul class="contrib-act"> - <li>Stop by a Mageia event, like a test day to find, reproduce and resolve bugs.</p> + <li>Stop by a Mageia event, like a test day to find, reproduce and help resolve bugs.</p> <li>Subscribe to a team discussion list and follow what happens there, - try to see how you can bring something more to it.</li> + try to see how you can bring something useful to it.</li> </ul> </li> <li> @@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ include '../../langs.php'; and Mageia in particular.</li> <li>If you are a student, consider talking to your tutor about participating into the project as part of your studies; - you don't need to be specifically studying Computer Science.</li> + you don't specifically need to be studying Computer Science to do so.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> |