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title: How to contribute to OpenMandriva
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description:
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published: true
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date: 2022-03-24T14:44:38.108Z
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editor: markdown
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dateCreated: 2022-03-24T08:54:57.934Z
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---
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# How to contribute to OpenMandriva
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## Give time
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> **If you have time, we welcome your help in various areas:**
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### Development
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Check the developers documentation, [subscribe](https://www.openmandriva.org/lists) to the mailing-lists, [join IRC channels](/team/chat), and have a look at the [bug-tracking system](https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/distribution/issues) to get in touch with the developers community and get things done
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### Writing
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Help us improve the [documentation](https://wiki.openmandriva.org/t/documentation?sort=title), wiki materials and communication
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### Translation
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Translators, help us [translate](https://www.transifex.com/openmandriva/public/) web materials, OpenMandriva Lx and other projects
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### Keep the Community alive
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Participate in the [forum](https://forum.openmandriva.org/), write your experience with OMLx, share your knowledge, publish your desktop screenshots, help the users ...or even just chat
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### Issue reporting and Bug triaging
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[Report bugs](https://github.com/OpenMandrivaAssociation/distribution/issues/new/choose) to the developers or help with the triage
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### Quality Assurance
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Join the [QA Team](/team/qa/getting-started), test new software and report back to the developers so to improve our distribution and make it perfect
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### Design
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Designers are required for this website, web services, Association, and products just like OpenMandriva Lx
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### Infrastructure
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System administrators are required for web services
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## Contribute materials & infrastructure
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Do you have old computers, machines, etc., that our developers can use? New platforms you would like to see OpenMandriva on?
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Want to set up a mirror, donate some servers?
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We need you! Please contact us
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## Spread the Word
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Use our [materials](/team/artwork) to spread the word, our products and values on your blog, website, social network, etc.
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Develop new materials for the community to spread the word of OpenMandriva and Free Software
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[Follow](/community/portal) and share our activity and products on Social Networks
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Get on the free software promotion and help us in helping all the free software community
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## Talk to us
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[Tell us](https://forum.openmandriva.org/) your needs and expectations;
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Tell us the problems you found and help us identify bugs
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## Donate money
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OpenMandriva Association is a no-profit organization, under French law.
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OMA has its own bank account and is responsible for running and maintaining its servers
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The donated funds are channeled to several domains like:
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Infrastructure
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Domain names and other related fees
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Branding and marketing
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Managing expenses
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If needed any counseling, legal or other
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Supporting other free software organizations that support us with their software
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Participation in events promoting Free Software
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[Donate](https://www.openmandriva.org/donate/) to OpenMandriva Association: there is no minimum donation, all the help is welcome
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For more information please Contact us
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