[website] 01/01: Add more about contributing to Debian GIS

[Ross Gammon]

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Author: Ross Gammon <rossgammon at mail.dk>
Date:   Sun Oct 26 21:00:48 2014 +0100

    Add more about contributing to Debian GIS
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 policy.xml | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy.xml b/policy.xml
index d86ebd8..8969c99 100644
--- a/policy.xml
+++ b/policy.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,17 @@
         section if you're interested in joining us.
       </para>
       <para>
-        If you speak a language other than English, you can contribute right away
+        There are many ways to contribute to the Debian GIS Team other than packaging
+        new software and updating existing packages to the latest version. People
+        that triage bugs and contribute patches, monitor the GIS landscape for new
+        software, write arcticles, write "HOWTO" tutorials on the wiki, translate
+        package descriptions (if you speak a language in addition to English), tag
+        packages so that people can find the software they need, and upload
+        screenshots are also most welcome.
+        Join the team as described above and begin contributing!
+      </para>
+      <para>
+        If you speak a language in addition to English, you can contribute right away
         with translations of package descriptions at
         <ulink url="http://ddtp.debian.net">ddtp.debian.net</ulink>.
       </para>
@@ -109,12 +119,43 @@
         When working on these, you will find immediate targets for improvements
         of the original English versions, too.
         For these, though, you need access to Debian GIS's source code repository.
-        Very welcome are tutorials that guide Debian users towards the use of
+      </para>
+      <para>
+        A good route to find the Debian GIS descriptions needing translation is
+        to use one of the Debian GIS task pages (for example the workstation task):
+        <ulink url="http://blends.debian.org/gis/tasks/workstation">Workstation Tasks</ulink>
+        If you are using a non-English locale, you should see that untranslated
+        descriptions are in English, and there is a button you can click to
+        contribute a translation. If you use an English locale, there are links at
+        the bottom of the webpage that switch the webpage to other languages.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+        You can also contribute and edit Debtags on the task pages. Debtags
+        are used in Debian so that people can type in keywords and search
+        for packages that they might need. Please help us to make sure a
+        user will find our packages if they are searching for them.
+        If a package is currently not tagged, you should see a "Go tagging" button.
+        By clicking "Edit Tags" you can double check the packages that have
+        already been tagged.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+        A well chosen screenshot can also help to sell each Debian GIS package.
+        Clicking on "Upload screenshot" will take you to a page where you can
+        upload a screenshot. Instructions can be found on the page that you are
+        taken to. You can also click on an existing screen shot to send an
+        updated one if you think the current one is out of date.
+      </para>
+      <para>  
+        Also very welcome, are tutorials that guide Debian users towards the use of
         packages to their immediate benefit.
-        You may also consider to write respective articles for Magazines,
+        You may also consider writing relevant articles for Magazines,
         be they online or in print.
       </para>
       <para>
+		If confirming bugs and contributing and testing patches are your thing,
+		click here to see all the <ulink url="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=maint&data=pkg-grass-devel%40lists.alioth.debian.org&archive=no&raw=yes&bug-rev=yes&pend-exc=fixed&pend-exc=done">Debian GIS Bugs</ulink>.
+	  </para>
+      <para>
         This policy is a work in progress, and attempts to document best
         practices which evolve and change over time.
         Different people tend to do things in different ways.
@@ -1651,7 +1692,7 @@ lintian ../build-area/*changes
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="tasks">
-    <title>Tasks</title>
+    <title>Blend Tasks</title>
     <para>
       The Debian GIS
       <ulink url="http://blends.debian.org/blends">Debian Pure Blend</ulink>

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