As a an active player in the Open Source universe, we are grateful for the community's huge contribution.
It goes without saying we are keen to give back to the community. Therefore since Mandriva was created we have carried out actions that aim in support of the GNU/Linux community.
This section is dedicated to all those wishing to contribute, and assess the impact of their contribution.
Cooker
Using the Open Development model that is at the heart of Linux's success, Mandriva provides independent programmers and volunteer users with a pilot version of its upcoming products, code-named Cooker.
If you are just curious to know more about Cooker, you can read here
an overview.
Being a developer or a Linux experienced user, you wish to participate in Cooker; the kitchen is on mandrivalinux.com, our development site.
Projects
Mandriva contributes to the Open Source community by developing and supporting innovative software projects. Discovering how innovative and interesting they are, you might want to get involved.
Find out more on the following Mandriva tools: RpmLint, Urpmi
Internationalization
With more than fifty languages supported, Mandriva Linux is one of the most internationalized distribution. If you wish to help increase its level of internationalization, please feel free to browse the i18n pages.
Documentation writing and translating
At Mandriva, documentation is also Open Source. That's why we always welcome those of you wanting to participate in :
Writing new chapters or sections
Translating to supported languages or even others
Proofreading the manuals and improve their quality