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Re: Contributing to the Documentation Project

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Hi Faith Uniterh,

First of all: thanks for your interest!  I guess the best way to get this going
would be if you could point out one specific issue with one of our (many!)
documents, and suggest a concrete fix for that.  If I have time I might be able
to help you in your way getting this fix implemented.  There's also the Debian
Mentors project + mailing list (https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/) where
help in getting started is offered.

What do you think?

Bye!

Joost

On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:50:17PM +0300, Faith Nyakerario wrote:
> Hello all,
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> My name is Uniter Faith, a lover of open source and community.
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> Why am I here? I recently expressed my interest to contribute to the Debian project as a whole on the IRC channel- Debian women. With a bit of guidance from Mechtilde, I was encouraged to explore documentation as an entry point with the goal of growing my contributions over time.Documentation felt like a natural place to start. It sits at the intersection of technical accuracy, user experience and community impact(areas I care deeply about)
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> Following this direction, I submitted a request for Gitlab access to the Debian Salsa project repository. While exploring the repositories and existing documentation, I began identifying areas where I believe I could make meaningful contribution. One recurring issue I noticed was the readability of certain pages, particularly for new contributors.Improving clarity, structure and flow in these documents feels like a practical way to lower barriers to entry, increase the number of new contributions and strengthen the project as a whole.
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> I am interested in contributing improvements in this areas and would welcome any guidance that will help me start the contribution. I am also keen to contributing to any current documentation initiatives that could benefit from additional help.
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> Thank you for your time. I look forward to learning and contributing.
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> Best regards,
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> Faith Uniterh.

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