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Here are ways to help VideoLAN project.
 
Here are ways to help VideoLAN project.
  
'''VideoLAN NEEDs YOU'''
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'''VideoLAN NEEDS YOU'''
  
 
Direct access:
 
Direct access:
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* You speak good english
 
* You speak good english
 
* You are a [[Help_VideoLAN#Code|coder in C/C++/ASM]]
 
* You are a [[Help_VideoLAN#Code|coder in C/C++/ASM]]
* You are a system admin (linux)
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* You are a sysadmin (Linux)
 
* You are a Maintainer/Packager
 
* You are a Maintainer/Packager
 
* You are Google
 
* You are Google
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* You are Coverity
 
* You are Coverity
 
* You are Mozilla
 
* You are Mozilla
* You are [[Help_VideoLAN#Promote VLC|nothing of above]]
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* You are [[Help_VideoLAN#Promote VLC|none of the above]]
 
* You are God
 
* You are God
  
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== Promote VLC ==
 
== Promote VLC ==
You can help to promote VLC:
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You can help to promote VLC by:
* Subscribe to freshmeat for VLC !
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* Subscribing to VLC [http://freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/ on Freshmeat]
* Speak of VLC to your friend, family and so on
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* Talking about VLC to your friends and family
* Contribute money
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* Donating money
  
 
[[Category:About VideoLAN]]
 
[[Category:About VideoLAN]]

Revision as of 09:47, 16 May 2009

Here are ways to help VideoLAN project.

VideoLAN NEEDS YOU

Direct access:

  • You are a designer
  • You are someone that is computer-efficient
  • You speak good english
  • You are a coder in C/C++/ASM
  • You are a sysadmin (Linux)
  • You are a Maintainer/Packager
  • You are Google
  • You are Microsoft
  • You are Coverity
  • You are Mozilla
  • You are none of the above
  • You are God


Code

If you are a programmer, you can help us by integrating the project:

  • New features
  • Features improvement
  • Bug Tracking
  • Code cleaning
  • Porting to a new platform

If don't feel taking such huge task, we suggest you to look at our Code Janitorial project page.

If you don't feel comfortable working on code but are a native speaker of the English language, look at Strings Review.

Also take a look at our Mini Projects Page.

Maintainer / Packager

If you know how to package for your special distribution/OS, please do so. Help us port VLC media player to as many platforms as possible.

Documentation

If you know the software, update the documentation, the wiki, create How_To, answer on the forum.

Help us give the best support to everyone.

Designer

You can help with your design skills by :

  • Repairing and updating the websites
  • Create new skins
  • Create new icons, screenshots, etc... See the design page

Tester

You can test and report bugs. You can enter the quality team.

Promote VLC

You can help to promote VLC by:

  • Subscribing to VLC on Freshmeat
  • Talking about VLC to your friends and family
  • Donating money