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If you're interested in helping out an established, mature open source project, the Amanda community would love your help.  There's no need to be a programmer -- some Amanda expertise and a bit of time are all that are required.  Here are some ways to help out:
 
If you're interested in helping out an established, mature open source project, the Amanda community would love your help.  There's no need to be a programmer -- some Amanda expertise and a bit of time are all that are required.  Here are some ways to help out:
  
 
= Support  =
 
= Support  =
* Join the [http://forums.zmanda.com forums] or the [http://www.amanda.org/mailinglists.php mailing lists] and help other users learn about Amanda
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* Join the [http://forums.zmanda.com forums] or the [http://www.amanda.org/support/mailinglists.php mailing lists] and help other users learn about Amanda
 
* Become a [[Platform Experts|Platform Expert]] to keep Amanda running smoothly on your platform of choice
 
* Become a [[Platform Experts|Platform Expert]] to keep Amanda running smoothly on your platform of choice
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= Write =
 
= Write =
 
* Add content to and help organize this wiki
 
* Add content to and help organize this wiki
 
** Add [[How Tos]]
 
** Add [[How Tos]]
 
** Add [[Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]] hints
 
** Add [[Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]] hints
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** Address some of the [[:Category:Needs Attention|articles in need of attention]].
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= Hack =  
 
= Hack =  
 
If you'd like to write code for Amanda, join [email protected].  The folks there can give you valuable help and advice on how to proceed.
 
If you'd like to write code for Amanda, join [email protected].  The folks there can give you valuable help and advice on how to proceed.
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* Pick something from [[Tasks]] that looks interesting.
 
* Fix that problem that's been bugging you, or add that feature you've always dreamed of.
 
* Fix that problem that's been bugging you, or add that feature you've always dreamed of.
* Pick up a bug or feature request from the trackers in http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda and work out a patch.
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Either way, if you're a git user, it's easy to [[Fork Amanda on Github|fork Amanda]].
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= Bug Tracking =
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Note that currently the Amanda project does not have a public bug tracker, but instead bugs are simply reported and discussed using the [http://www.amanda.org/support/mailinglists.php mailing lists].

Latest revision as of 03:54, 25 June 2012

If you're interested in helping out an established, mature open source project, the Amanda community would love your help. There's no need to be a programmer -- some Amanda expertise and a bit of time are all that are required. Here are some ways to help out:

Support

Write

Hack

If you'd like to write code for Amanda, join [email protected]. The folks there can give you valuable help and advice on how to proceed.

  • Pick something from Tasks that looks interesting.
  • Fix that problem that's been bugging you, or add that feature you've always dreamed of.

Either way, if you're a git user, it's easy to fork Amanda.

Bug Tracking

Note that currently the Amanda project does not have a public bug tracker, but instead bugs are simply reported and discussed using the mailing lists.