Contributing
[edit] Contributing to MySQL
Participation from the contributor community is an important factor in the success of the MySQL open-source project. There are many ways in which you can help improving the software:
- By Contributing Code (e.g. patches for bug fixes or implementing new features)
- By Writing quality bug reports
- By Suggesting Features
- By commenting on WorkLog tasks
- By Supporting the Community Testing and Benchmarking activities
- By Writing a Usability Report on your experiences with a product or feature
All of the activities above require a certain level of technical expertise. But often, community members make the mistake of thinking that just because they aren't hardcore C/C++ hackers, they can't make valuable contributions to MySQL.
This simply isn't the case! MySQL's community members can make invaluable contributions in many other areas, e.g. by participating in the mailing lists or forums or by blogging about MySQL. Or how about joining or setting up a MySQL User Group in your area?
See the "Advocate MySQL" page for more suggestions and details about how to contribute to the MySQL project on a less technical level.