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diff --git a/doc/faq/contrib.docbook b/doc/faq/contrib.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..807050ba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq/contrib.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +<!-- +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" + "dtd/kdex.dtd"> +--> + + +<chapter id="contribute"> +<title>Contributing</title> + +<qandaset> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How can I contribute to &kde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>&kde; is a free software project that lives from voluntary +contributions. Everybody is encouraged to contribute to &kde;. Not +only programmers are welcome. There are many ways in which you can +help to improve &kde;:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Test the software.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Send in bug reports. For more information on this, +see <link linkend="bug-report">How do I submit a bug +report?</link>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Write documentation or help files. You can get some +information by visiting the <ulink +url="http://i18n.kde.org/doc/">&kde; Editorial Team +Home Page</ulink>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Translate programs, documentation, and help files. +For more information on this, you should visit <ulink +url="http://i18n.kde.org">The &kde; Translators' and Documenters' Web +Site</ulink>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Draw nice icons or compose sound effects. You can +visit the <ulink url="http://artist.kde.org/">&kde; +artists page</ulink> to find out more.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Write articles and books about &kde;. If you want to +help spread the word about &kde;, simply send an email to +<email>[email protected]</email>. This will get you in touch +with the &kde; public relations volunteers.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Program new &kde; applications. Please refer to <xref +linkend="programming"/> for more information.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> Of course, sponsors are also +welcome. :-)</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>There are several places to look for more information if you +want to get involved in the development. The first step is to +subscribe to some of the <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/">mailing +lists</ulink>. You will soon see something +that can be improved or added.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="bug-report"> +<para>How do I submit a bug report?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>There is a bug tracking system available at <ulink +url="http://bugs.kde.org">http://bugs.kde.org</ulink>. The +system features a wizard to submit new bug reports and a +list of all known bugs.</para> +<para>The easiest way to submit a bug is to select +<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report +Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menu bar of the application +with the bug. This will open a small dialog box with a link +to the bug tracking system. Please make sure to follow the +instructions of the bug reporting wizard.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question id="programming"> +<para>I want to program for &kde;. What should I do first?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Everybody is encouraged to develop software for &kde;. What you +should do first depends strongly on your experience, ⪚ whether you have +already learned C++ or have experience with the &Qt; toolkit and so +on.</para> +<para>To get into &kde; programming, you will need some basic tools: +<application>automake</application>, +<application>autoconf</application>, and +<application>egcs</application>. You should look to <ulink +url="http://developer.kde.org/">http://developer.kde.org/</ulink> +for more tips.</para> +<para>Another excellent resource for learning &kde; +programming is the &Qt; +online tutorials. These are installed along with &Qt;. To view them, +open <filename>$<envar>QTDIR</envar>/doc/html/index.html</filename> in +&konqueror; and bookmark it. The tutorials +can be found under "Using +Qt". The source code for each lesson can be found in the <filename +class="directory">$<envar>QTDIR</envar>/tutorial</filename> +directory.</para> +<para>There is, however, one thing that everybody interested in +programming for &kde; should do: <emphasis>subscribe to the developers +mailing list</emphasis>. To subscribe, you have to send an email to +<ulink +url="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</ulink> +with the subject <userinput>subscribe +<replaceable>your_email_address</replaceable></userinput>. +<important><para>Please read <link linkend="subscribe">How to +subscribe/unsubscribe to these lists</link> carefully. Everything +said there applies to the development list as +well.</para></important></para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I get access to &kde; <acronym>SVN</acronym>?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>The &kde; project uses <acronym>SVN</acronym> to develop the +core parts of the software. Usually, when you have changed one of the +parts (⪚ fixed a bug), and you want to commit this change, the best +way is to create a patch against a current snapshot and send this +patch to the developer/maintainer of the respective program.</para> +<para>If you are doing this more or less regularly, there are instructions here on how to get write access to the <acronym>SVN</acronym> repository: <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/developer-faq.html#q1.8"> +http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/developer-faq.html#q1.8</ulink>. But be aware that more users will slow +down <acronym>SVN</acronym> access for all developers, so we want to +keep the number of people with direct <acronym>SVN</acronym> access +reasonably small. But feel free to ask!</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Can I have read-only access to the <acronym>SVN</acronym> repository?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Yes. Instructions on how to get anonymous, read-only <acronym>SVN</acronym> access are here: <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/source/anonsvn.html"> +http://developer.kde.org/source/anonsvn.html</ulink> +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Are there any <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &kde;?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>No, there are currently no anonymous <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &kde;. If you're interested in setting one up, please contact <email>[email protected]</email> +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I go about translating &kde; programs into my native +language?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Look at the <ulink url="http://i18n.kde.org">The &kde; +Translators' and Documenters' Web Site</ulink> to see whether your +program is already translated (most are). Otherwise you will find +information there on how to do it yourself.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandaset> +</chapter> + + |