I am currently learning to be a sysadmin and I have no software development skills. I love FOSS very much and want to contribute to several projects, including non-networked ones.
How can I do this with my skillset? I have a very small (16GB RAM) server that I could offer to these projects as a build server or web host. IDK what else I could do.
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The way I help, as a Sysadmin, is primarily by using foss software in my job and feeding back with bug reports, issues and so on. I’ve raised several hundred issues on Github this way, and try to do them concisely, accurately and with as much relevant information as I can.
As a ‘last resort’ if you don’t find any technical tasks in the projects you’d like to contribute to, there’s also plenty of other ways to help:
- Provide new translations into foreign languages
- Create detailed bug reports
- Do in-depth tests of new beta versions or nightly builds
- Provide a download mirror for the software or seed it via torrent
- Donate money to the core maintainers
- Improve the documentation
- Create (video) tutorials to improve the start for other users and make the software known to a broader audience
- Register in forums and help other users with their issues
Or simply ask the maintainers how you might contribute in a meaningful way. I’m sure they’ll appreciate your offer!
Build something that you want. Find that niche that isn’t well served by existing projects and fill the void. Either by making something entirely new or adding a feature to something already out there.
