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diff --git a/help/rest/volunteer.txt b/help/rest/volunteer.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1ef88d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/rest/volunteer.txt @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +.. _volunteer: + +.. index:: + pair: Volunteer; Opportunities + +Volunteer Opportunities +======================= + +XaoS is free software. One of the most significant rights its :ref:`license +<gpl>` grants to you is the right to **freely get, study and improve** its +source code. + +In return, we need your help to make it the best fractal program it can be. +You don't have to be a programmer to contribute. The following tasks open to +volunteers: + +* Helping other users on the :ref:`forums <forums>` +* Testing new versions and :ref:`reporting bugs <bugs>` +* Creating additional tutorials and examples +* Improving the :ref:`documentation <writehelp>` +* Translating XaoS into your language +* Compiling binaries for your favorite operating system +* Reviewing and documenting the source code +* Implementing new features and fixing bugs + +All development activities are coordinated through `Google Code`__. If you want to +contribute, we recommend that you sign up for an account so that you can +use its facilities to coordinate your activites with the rest of the team. + +__ http://gnuxaos.googlecode.com/ + +Before you start, please join the `xaos-devel`__ discussion group and let us know +what you want to work on. We would be happy to help you get started! + +__ http://groups.google.com/group/xaos-devel + |