294804 - Add "How can I help?" to the FAQ

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

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Description

[Cameron]

see: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Update:Home_Page#Volunteering

We need developers and reviewers, but currently the only place we're getting
them from is the topic on mozillazine and the channel topic for #umo I think.
The FAQ is an excellent place to get this done in.

Just a short draft:

How can I get help you?
There's plenty of ways you can help. 

1) If you're experienced with the use of one of UMO's supported programs,
(Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite,) you can apply to be an UMO addon
reviewer. This involves testing extensions and themes that are submitted to UMO
and also writing Editors' Reviews for addons. If you haven't got one already,
sign up for a developer's account
(https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/createaccount.php) and send a quick email
with your name, timezone, experience and any other relevant info to scott at
osuosl dot org.

2) We're working on redesigning the site and need php developers to help with
this. If you're interested, send an email to scott at osuosl dot org. If you've
got the skills, have a look at current bugs
(https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Update&resolution=---) and
start submitting some patches. If you're not quite up to that, simply sifting
through and confirming/duping bugs is helpful.

3) UMO of course uses bandwidth and that costs money. Please donate to the
Mozilla Foundation. (http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/donate.html)

Comment 1

[Cameron]

IMHO despite plans to stop development of 1.0, this should be added, (in
conjunction with a fix to bug 282844) so that hopefully we can recruit some more
developers and speed up progress on 2.0. 
I think the comparitively small patch to 1.0 would in the long run mean more
people working on 2.0 and thus faster progress.

Upgraded priority to major.

Comment 2

[Cameron]

I just dicovered the priority feature...

Comment 3

[Cameron]

Well it looks like we've got a bunch of volunteers now, so this isn't so important.

Comment 4

[Cameron]

Don't know when the about page was updated, but notes to this effect have been added :)