Community

Non-Technical Users

Artwork

If you are artistic, you can share your talent by helping us to improve the style and feel of the Ubuntu desktop by contributing artwork, or helping to design the themes for the next release of Ubuntu.

If you can design wallpapers, icons or themes you should contact the Art team You can communicate with the team by joining the ubuntu-art mailing list.

• If you want to share your Ubuntu artwork you can upload it to any of the following places:

  • The Ubuntu Community Artwork wiki page

  • The Ubuntu "Art Talk" section of the Ubuntu forums

  • If your artwork is designed for GNOME: The GNOME Art Centre

  • If your artwork is designed for Kubuntu: The Kubuntu Artwork Page

Translation and localisation

If your first language is not English but you have strong English skills and are comfortable using software in English, you can make a huge contribution by helping to translate Ubuntu applications into your first language. Even if you just translate a few lines you can make a difference to someone in your own country who is learning about computers and Free Software.

• Translate software in Ubuntu into your language using the web-based Launchpad. Join the Ubuntu-Translators mailing list to stay in touch with other Ubuntu translators.

• Translate documents written by the Documentation Team. This can also be done using Launchpad.

• To discuss translation, fonts, and other issues, you should connect with your Local Community Team.

Document Solutions

If you find a solution to a problem you can help others by writing about your experience. Some of the most constructive ways to get involved in the Ubuntu documentation community might be:

• Take notes as you puzzle through a problem If documentation already exists,m you can extend or improve it. If it doesn't go ahead and add a page in the wiki, and write up the answer making it available to everyone in the wiki.

• Read through the HOWTOs and other documentation in the Ubuntu forums, read them over and check them for accuracy, and add them to the wiki. Read the Wiki Guide for help with this.

• If you are interested in working on the official Ubuntu documentation, you can join the Ubuntu Documentation Team. Information on getting started with the Documentation Team is online at the Documentation team website

• Help clean, proof read, and test the instructions in the community wiki. You can help get an idea of useful tasks in the WikiToDo for more information.