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Get Involved
We appreciate all the help that goes into this project to make F-Spot great.
There are many ways to get involved with F-Spot.
But first, it is best if we all use the same terminology.
Develop
F-Spot is written in C# on the Mono platform and released under the GNU GPL.
- Check out the to do list, goals, bugzilla, and new features list for ideas
- Subscribe to mailing list, join channel #f-spot on irc.gnome.org, participate in the meetings
- Checkout the source from GNOME Git repository
- Build F-Spot with various commands and tips.
- Read the Mono Coding Guidelines, as well as go through an existing patch review
- Submit patches by opening a bug and attaching them
- Extend F-Spot by writing your own custom extensions
- Read Database documentation
- Read get involved FAQ
Translate
F-Spot is an internationalized program translated into many languages. If you are fluent in a language other than English, we can use your help.
You can track the translation status of the application and its manual here.
Document
You can help document F-Spot. This website is a wiki that you can edit. Ask for an account on the mailing list or on IRC. There is also a budding Gnome-based documentation effort. See this thread on the mailing list for information on that effort.
Test patches
There are patches attached to some bugs, and the F-Spot team would appreciate help in reviewing and testing these.
Report Problems
F-Spot needs testers and people with a good eye for usability to file bug reports. If you get a crash, please file a bug and attach as detailed stack trace as possible.
Novell has done some usability tests on F-Spot and published them at the BetterDesktop project.
Propose New Ideas
F-Spot has a great list of features already, but to push the cutting edge of photo management, new ideas are always welcome. Please file an enhancement bug, e-mail the list, or edit the new features page of this website.
Maintainers
Larry Ewing, Stephane Delcroix, Gabriel Burt
In memory of Ettore Perazzoli.
