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

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Financial contributions are discussed on the [:Contribute:Contribute] page.

Making changes to the Fedora wiki is discussed on the [:WikiEditing: wiki editing] page.

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Content Writer

Description of this role: Communicate through words.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

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

Teams/projects associated with this role:

[:DocsProject:Documentation Project], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:L10N:Localization (L10n)], [:NewsProject: News Project]

Tasks typical in this role:

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

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Designer

Description of this role: Communicate through images.

Skills you possess or want to learn:

Inkscape, GIMP, OO.org, design, usability/interaction

Teams/projects associated with this role:

[:Artwork:Art team], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Usability:Usability], [:Websites:Websites]

Tasks typical in this role:

Conference banners/flyers, Materials (t-shirts, CD covers, etc.), OS art (wallpapers, themes), publication design, Web design, icons, banners, mockups, stylesheets

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Anchor(OSDeveloper)

OS Developer

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:

[:BugZappers:Bug triage], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:I18N:Internationalization (I18n)], [:Infrastructure:Infrastructure], [:PackageMaintainers/Join:Packaging], [:FedoraTesting:Testing project], [:Usability:Usability], [:Websites:Websites], 

Tasks typical in this role:

Test/break Fedora, design & build OS , file bugs, build packages, code for OS, develop new features

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People Person

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:

[:Ambassadors:Ambassadors], [:Distribution/FreeMedia:Free Media]/[:Distribution/Project:Distribution Project], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Mentors:Mentoring], [:Communicate:Support/help]

Tasks typical in this role:

Conferences, local events, organizing events, Fedora forum/IRC help/support tech, send out media/spread Fedora

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Translator

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:

[:Ambassadors:Ambassadors], [:DocsProject:Docs], [:L10N:L10n (localization)], [:I18N:I18n (internationalization)]

Tasks typical in this role:

Marketing, docs, websites, application/OS translation, localization

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Web Developer/Administrator

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:

[:DocsProject:Docs], [:I18N:I18n (internationalization)], [:Infrastructure:Infrastructure], [:Marketing:Marketing], [:Websites:Websites]

Tasks typical in this role:

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

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