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Revision as of 12:02, 17 January 2009

Team Home   ·   Join   ·   Contacts   ·   Resources   ·   FAQ   ·   Roadmap   ·   To Do   ·   Events

Join Sugar Labs

If you want to take an active hand in making Sugar even better, there are many ways you can help. What role do you want to fill?

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Content Writer

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Designer

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People Person

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Developer

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Translator

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Web Developer or Administrator

Financial contributions are discussed on the Contribute page.

Making changes to the Sugar wiki is discussed on the WikiTeam resources page.

Content Writer

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Description of this role: Communicate through words.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • Writing, editing, grammar (wordsmith), technical, explaining complex ideas well, teaching, Doc``Book, XML, Wiki markup, technical knowledge (specific and general)

Teams associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Guides, how-tos, FAQs, knowledgebase (kbase), articles, marketing material, process/methodology docs, editing, release notes

Designer

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Description of this role: Communicate through images.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • Inkscape, GIMP, other vector & raster graphics tools, OpenOffice, design, usability/interaction.

Teams/projects associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Conference banners/flyers, logos, materials (t-shirts, CD covers, etc.), OS art (SVG activity icons, toolbar icons), Activity image content, user interface design, publication design, web design, icons, banners, mockups, stylesheets.

Developer

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Description of this role: Communicate through code.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • Python, C, RPM/Packaging, Bugfiling

Teams/projects associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Test/break Sugar, design & build Sugar, file bugs, build packages, code for OS, develop new features, test activities, design & develop activities, help maintain activities.

People Person

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Description of this role: Communicate through one-on-one contact.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • People skills, event organization, customer service/support, enthusiasm

Teams/projects associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Conferences, local events, organizing events, Sugar Labs forum/IRC help/support tech, send out media/spread Sugar

Translator

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Description of this role: Communicate through interpretation.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • English, Non-English native language, technical knowledge, diff, PO, translation, babel tool (kbabel, etc.)

Teams/projects associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Marketing, docs, websites, application translation, localization

Web Developer or Administrator

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Description of this role: Communicate through the World Wide Web.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

  • Python, XML/XHTML, CSS, XSL/XSLT, TurboGears, Web app development, Linux system administration

Teams/projects associated with this role:

Tasks typical in this role:

  • Website pages, applications, stylesheets, toolchain, design, scripts, templates


The Sugar community is individuals, teams, and relationships. We all share one thing in common. We want to improve how computers are used in education.