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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Contribute to Linux projects as non techie (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi folks, as anticipated in the post title, I was wondering which open-source project to support as a user that can navigate the Linux environment but still does not have solid programming nor sysadmin skills. I probably could help with localization as I am native in Italian or I could test software, simulating a "typical user" interaction with it. What do you think? Is there a specific open-source project in need of help?

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

Bug reporting is really helpful for smaller projects. My personal policy is to check if a big has already been reported. If it hasn't, go to the project forum and ask if I'm doing something wrong. If it turns out there's an actual issue, I report it as a bug. You can go straight to reporting it after step one if you want but I usually just make sure.