Contributing is more than just code

When thinking about how to contribute to KDE, many people probably still think that you have to write actual code. While it’s true that C++ and QML is at the heart of our applications, it’s just one puzzle piece of many that make up a successful product. Besides donating money to KDE or developers like me individually, there’s much more you can do to support us: promo work, drawing icons, brainstorming ideas, writing documentation, triaging bug reports or writing new ones, or in this case sending the relevant piece of hardware to a developer. Every single contribution counts!


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.broulik.de/2024/04/contributing-is-more-than-just-code/
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I was looking into contributing with the docs at Get Involved/documentation - KDE Community Wiki and the discussions at https://invent.kde.org/ - it seems I need to apply for a developer account to sign into these areas even though I won’t be submitting code changes or approving other people’s codes. Can someone confirm that’s the case?

No, you just need to register on identity.kde.org, then you can log in to Invent. This is mentioned in Infrastructure/GitLab - KDE Community Wiki.

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Hi
Currently I’m in debate with my company what to do with “old” (not 10+ years old … average 3-5 years) hardware. A LOT!!! of hardware from top brands (Cisco, HPE, PureStorage, and so on). Switches, servers etc. They are perfectly fine and in use as of this very moment. How can I get in contact with someone, who is aware:
1: what is needed in 1st place (and 2nd 3rd etc) - priority list.
2: where (physical location)

Since I love to use KDE I want to support it and due to various reasons (not a forum topic) it came to be that basically 6 racks full of hardware will become useless within a few months.

Thank you.

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I assume the KDE e.V. would handle (or coordinate) this.

You could send them an e-Mail. You find their contact here: Contact - KDE e.V.

CC: @ngraham @apol

Thanks!

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