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:NewsForge: 10 Ways to Pay Back the Open Source Community
NewsForge: 10 Ways to Pay Back the Open Source Community
Jan 11, 2005, 23 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (7139 reads)

(Other stories by Ankit Malik)

"You run GNU/Linux. You play games on it, surf the Net, write documents, and edit pictures, and all for free, thanks to the multitudes around the world who contribute to the open source movement. Now it's payback time--time to give back to the global fraternity giving you so much. Here are 10 ways you can help right now.

"1. Thou shalt speak thy native language

"Software worldwide is translated into a plethora of languages, yet some regions remain overlooked. Help create an indigenous version. Select a Unicode font, choose a bilingual dictionary, and translate. You can start with a small project and then move on to higher levels..."

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Agree on all points, but FOSS developers ...   Thou shalt post bugs   
Ganesh Prasad
Jan 12, 2005, 01:32:19
 
Just on an amusing point, payback also m ...   payback vs repay   
wildpossum
Jan 12, 2005, 07:56:25
 
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