Helping

How to Help

Thank you for asking!

GalliumOS is a big project, and there are lot of ways you can help.

Project team members are active on IRC (Libera.chat #galliumos) as well as the GalliumOS subreddit. Please join us any time!

In no particular order...

Testing

We depend on intrepid beta testers with different Chromebook and Chromebox models, to evaluate new GalliumOS packages before they are distributed to all users. This is as simple as configuring additional package repositories and letting us know what you find (and can easily be reversed).

More info for the experimental at Repositories.

Code and Development

If you'd like to work on development, start at the GitHub Issue Tracker and find an interesting problem to work on. There are projects in many different languages: C, C++, Python, Ruby, shell, Gtk2 templates, and more.

Infrastructure and Systems

We run several servers and services to keep the GalliumOS bits moving: webservers, build servers, package repositories, wiki servers, databases, mail servers, IRC bots, etc. Get in touch via IRC if this is up your alley.

Web and Visual Design

We're always looking for new ideas for the website and desktop, as well as branding, logo work, etc. There are some longstanding issues in the GitHub Issue Tracker, and occasional wallpaper requests on the GalliumOS subreddit.

Documentation

The GalliumOS wiki is good. The GalliumOS wiki could be better! Can you help? Drop into IRC and we'll set you up.

User Support

Sometimes the most helpful thing in the world is a timely, and correct, answer!

The GitHub Issue Tracker, the GalliumOS subreddit, and IRC (Libera.chat #galliumos) have lots to choose from!

Donations

All GalliumOS team members are volunteers, but the Project incurs costs for servers and test hardware. Contributions are always appreciated!

More info on the Donations page. Be sure to include your mailing address (anywhere in the world!) in your PayPal submission, so we can send you a set of snazzy GalliumOS stickers.

Something else?

If you'd like to help the GalliumOS Project, but none of the above ideas sound right for you, or if you have other ideas that we haven't even thought of (e.g. a cottage on the beach in Bali that we could use for the (First! Ever! Only!) GalliumOS Team Retreat and Hackathon...or possibly something less fanciful?) Just let us know! :)

Thank You!

We hope that GalliumOS works well for you, and welcome your comments and questions on the GalliumOS subreddit or IRC.

Thanks!