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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!doctype html><html dir=auto lang=en><meta charset=UTF-8><meta content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" name=viewport><link href=/assets/style/main.css rel=stylesheet><title>Welcome to GNOME – Overview</title><script src=/assets/js/languages.js></script><script>redirectToUserLang("", "/en"); function selectLanguage() { fillLanguageList(document.getElementById('language-list'), '', '/en'); document.getElementById('language-selector').showModal(); }</script><script data-app-api=/assets/data/en/apps-minimal.json data-app-api-en=/assets/data/en/apps-minimal.json src=/assets/script/apps.js></script><body lang=en><header><section class=teaser><input id=show-navigation name=show-navigation type=checkbox><div><nav class=top><ul class=begin><li><a href=/en/>Welcome to GNOME</a></ul><ul class=end><li><a href=/en/>Overview</a><li><label title="Show Navigation" for=show-navigation><img alt class=nav-icon src=/assets/icon/menu.svg></label></ul></nav></div><nav class="expand detail-nav content-width"><div><h4>Where to contribute</h4><ul><li><a href=/en/team/programming/>Programming</a><li><a href=/en/team/design/>Design</a><li><a href=https://wiki.gnome.org/TranslationProject>Translation</a><li><a href=https://wiki.gnome.org/DocumentationProject/Contributing>Documentation</a><li><a href=/en/team/websites/>Websites</a></ul></div><div><h4>This page</h4><ul><li><a onclick="selectLanguage(); return false" href=#>Select Language</a><li><a href=https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/welcome.gnome.org/-/issues>Feedback</a><li><a href=https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/welcome.gnome.org/-/edit/main/templates/index.md> Edit this Page </a></ul></div></nav></section><section><div><h1>Welcome to GNOME</h1><p>Learn how you can contribute to the GNOME project</div></section></header><section><div><h2 id=our-community><a href=#our-community>Our community</a></h2><p>A very warm welcome to the GNOME project. We want everyone to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. For this, the GNOME community prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. To learn more about how you can find support and what is expected from contributors, please have a look at our <a href=https://conduct.gnome.org>GNOME Code of Conduct</a>.<ul class=links><li><a class=docs href=https://conduct.gnome.org> <div class=icon><svg class="feather feather-book" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill=none height=16 stroke=currentColor stroke-linecap=round stroke-linejoin=round stroke-width=2 width=16 xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><path d="M4 19.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 17H20"></path><path d="M6.5 2H20v20H6.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 4 19.5v-15A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 6.5 2z"></path></svg></div> <div><b>GNOME Code of Conduct</b> All participants are expected to follow this Code of Conduct</div> </a></ul><p>In GNOME we use Matrix chat to hang out together and discuss projects. You can get started in the <a href=https://matrix.to/#/#newcomers:gnome.org>#newcomers room</a> or directly reach out in a more specific chat room.<ul class=links><li><a class=chat href=https://matrix.to/#/#newcomers:gnome.org> <div class=icon><svg class="feather feather-message-square" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill=none height=16 stroke=currentColor stroke-linecap=round stroke-linejoin=round stroke-width=2 width=16 xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z"></path></svg></div> <div><b>#newcomers:gnome.org</b> The “GNOME Newcomers” chat can help you get started</div> </a><li><a class=chat href=https://matrix.to/#/#community:gnome.org> <div class=icon><svg class="feather feather-message-square" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill=none height=16 stroke=currentColor stroke-linecap=round stroke-linejoin=round stroke-width=2 width=16 xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><path d="M21 15a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H7l-4 4V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z"></path></svg></div> <div><b>#community:gnome.org</b> Explore all the GNOME-related chat rooms in our Matrix space</div> </a></ul></div></section><section><div><h2 id=where-to-contribute><a href=#where-to-contribute>Where to contribute</a></h2><p>Within GNOME there are many areas where you can contribute and a plethora of skills that are appreciated.<div class=categories><a href=team/programming/> <h4>Programming</h4> <p>Write code and engineer technical solutions</p> </a><a href=team/design/> <h4>Design</h4> <p>Design user interfaces, user experience, and visuals</p> </a><a href=https://wiki.gnome.org/TranslationProject> <h4>Translation</h4> <p>Help to translate software and websites into your language</p> </a><a href=https://wiki.gnome.org/DocumentationProject/Contributing> <h4>Documentation</h4> <p>Write documentation, help pages, and manuals</p> </a><a href=team/websites/> <h4>Websites</h4> <p>Maintain websites and create content</p> </a></div><p><a class=pill href=https://wiki.gnome.org/Teams>View all GNOME Teams</a></div></section><section><div><h2 id=contribute-to-an-app><a href=#contribute-to-an-app>Contribute to an app</a></h2><p>Below, you can find specific contribution guides for all GNOME apps. If you are not sure where to contribute, consider choosing an app that you use yourself. Try to solve something that is important to you or where you feel an inner motivation.<p><input placeholder="App name…" id=app-search-name> <select id=app-search-proglang name=app-search-proglang required><option value>Programming language…<option value=C>C<option value=JavaScript>JavaScript<option value=Python>Python<option value=Rust>Rust<option value=Vala>Vala</option>"</select><div data-status=empty id=app-results><ul id=app-results-list></ul><p class=random>Random suggestions out of available apps.<p class=empty>No apps matching the given search found.</div><template id=app-result><li><a href=/en/> <img class=app-icon> <div class=app-name></div> </a></li></template></div></section><section><div><h2 id=internships><a href=#internships>Internships</a></h2><p>You can begin or continue your journey with GNOME with a remote internship including mentoring and a stipend. You can both choose from suggested projects or suggest your own.<div class=internships><a href=https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreach/Outreachy> <h3>Outreachy</h3> <p>Outreachy provides internships to people subject to systemic bias and impacted by underrepresentation in the technical industry where they are living.</p> </a><a href=https://gsoc.gnome.org/> <h3>Google Summer of Code</h3> <p>GSoC is an online mentoring program focused on introducing new contributors to open source software development.</p> </a></div><h2 id=something-missing><a href=#something-missing>Something missing?</a></h2><p>The <em>Welcome to GNOME</em> pages are new. <a href=https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/welcome.gnome.org/-/issues>Let us know</a> if you couldn’t find what you were hoping to find on this website.</div></section><footer><section class="footer-width links"><div style="flex-basis: 160px;"><a title="GNOME Homepage" href=https://www.gnome.org><img style="width: 130px" alt src=/assets/logo/gnome.svg></a><ul><li><a href=https://foundation.gnome.org/contact-us/>Contact</a><li><a href=https://www.gnome.org/privacy-policy/>Privacy Policy</a></ul><p class=copyright>© 2022–2023 The “Welcome to GNOME” contributors</div><div><h3>News</h3><ul><li><a href=https://thisweek.gnome.org>This Week in GNOME</a><li><a href=https://planet.gnome.org>Planet GNOME</a><li><a href=https://foundation.gnome.org/news/>Foundation News</a><li><a href=https://release.gnome.org>Latest Release</a></ul></div><div><h3>Engage</h3><ul><li><a href=https://welcome.gnome.org>Welcome to GNOME</a><li><a href=https://conduct.gnome.org>Code of Conduct</a><li><a href=https://gitlab.gnome.org>Issue Tracker</a><li><a href=https://discourse.gnome.org>Forum</a><li><a href=https://shop.gnome.org>Merch</a></ul></div><div><h3>Resources</h3><ul><li><a href=https://apps.gnome.org>Apps for GNOME</a><li><a href=https://developer.gnome.org>Developer Center</a><li><a href=https://handbook.gnome.org>GNOME Handbook</a><li><a href=https://circle.gnome.org>GNOME Circle</a><li><a href=https://foundation.gnome.org>GNOME Foundation</a></ul></div><div><ul><li><a title="Mastodon Account" href=https://floss.social/@gnome rel=me><img alt class=icon src=/assets/logo/mastodon.svg></a><li><a title="Matrix Community" href=https://matrix.to/#/#community:gnome.org><img alt class=icon src=/assets/logo/matrix.svg></a><li><a href=https://www.facebook.com/GNOME/ title=Facebook><img alt class=icon src=/assets/logo/facebook.svg></a><li><a title="YouTube Channel" href=https://www.youtube.com/@GNOMEDesktop><img alt class=icon src=/assets/logo/youtube.svg></a></ul></div></section><p class="content-width generated">Page generated Nov 24, 2024, 5:11 AM</footer><dialog id=language-selector><header><h3>Select Language</h3><form method=dialog><button title="Close Language Selection" class=close></button></form></header><ul id=language-list></ul></dialog>