6. Definitions
Mailing List : a collection of email addresses of people who have
subscribed to a certain mailing list. These are normally based on interests,
or different subjects of KDE. For some areas of KDE this is the main
communication portal.
Remember, there are mailing list etiquette that should be followed and the
rules can be found here : http://www.gweep.ca/~edmonds/usenet/ml
etiquette.html
IRC Channel : IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. This consists of
numerous servers and channels. Normally each KDE application or area
has their own IRC channel on the Freenode server.
9. Bug Triaging
The Bugsquad, as the KDE bug triager's call themselves, keep
track of the incoming bugs, and go through the old bugs. They
also try to reproduce and verify the bugs and then help the
developers to be aware of the bugs so they can be fixed quickly.
They normally hold “Bug Days” and choose an application that
will be run through numerous rigorous tests.
Website : https://bugs.kde.org/ or
http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Bugsquad
Mailing List : https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/bugsquad
IRC Channel : #kdebugs on Freenode
12. Promotion
Promotion is basically getting the word out. Getting it out by sharing
KDE, by showing it, by contributing, and anything else. Also, it helps to
find new KDE contributors and a host of other fun things.
Website : http://community.kde.org/Getinvolved/promotion
(here are the Promotional Documents
https://projects.kde.org/projects/others/kdepromo/repository/)
Mailing List : https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdepromo
IRC Channel : #kdepromo on Freenode
13. Educational Content
KDE has a very good educational package (kdeedu), that
includes Mathematics, Science, Language and other applications.
There is always a need for new content, whether it be maps (for
Kgeography) or vocabulary files (for Parley or Kwordquiz). These
are easy to make.
There is also need for other help in the educational area.
Website : http://edu.kde.org/
Mailing List : https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdeedu
IRC Channel : #kdeedu on Freenode
14. User Support
This is what the title says. User support. The contributors in this area
help out the users by answering their questions and doing whatever else
they can do for them whether via IRC, email or forums.
KDE Help Forum : http://forum.kde.org/
Website : http://www.kde.org/support/
Mailing List : https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde (general
mailing list) or send a email to the application's mailing list. Full list of
mailing lists : https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo
IRC Channel : #kde on Freenode (or the corresponding channel for the
application)