contributing_to_mozilla.rst (3519B)
1 Contributing to Mozilla projects 2 ================================ 3 4 This page is here to help you get from "I want to build Firefox" 5 to "I'm building my own Firefox" to "I can contribute to Firefox". 6 So if you'd like to help Mozilla build the best web browsers in the 7 world, you're in the right place. 8 9 .. rubric:: Need help? 10 :name: Need_help 11 12 The Mozilla community prides itself on being an open, accessible, and 13 friendly community for new participants. If you have any difficulties 14 getting involved or finding answers to your questions, please `come and 15 ask your questions in our 16 chatroom <https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#introduction:mozilla.org>`_, 17 where we can help you get started. 18 19 We know even before you start contributing that getting set up to work 20 on Firefox and finding a bug that's a good fit for your skills can be a 21 challenge, and we're always looking for ways to improve this process: making 22 Mozilla more open, accessible, and easier to participate with. If you're 23 having any trouble following this documentation, or hit a barrier you 24 can't get around, please join us in the the Introduction room on Matrix. 25 26 What skills do I need? 27 ---------------------- 28 29 Mozilla maintains small and large projects and we are thrilled to have contributors with 30 very diverse skills: 31 32 - If you know **C++,** **Rust,** **JavaScript,** **HTML** or **CSS**, 33 you can :ref:`contribute to the core layers <Firefox Contributors' Quick Reference>` of 34 Firefox and many other Mozilla projects. 35 - If you know **Rust**, you can also contribute to the `Rust programming 36 language <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust>`_ itself, numerous crates like `grcov <https://github.com/mozilla/grcov/>`_ 37 or `Servo <https://servo.org/>`_, the web browser engine designed for parallelism and safety. 38 - If you know **Kotlin**, you can contribute to :ref:`Firefox for Android <Firefox Contributors' Quick Reference>` (code name: "Fenix"). `Fenix's code <https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/mobile/android/>`_ is integrated into the same repository as Firefox Desktop. 39 - If you know **Swift**, you can contribute to `Firefox for 40 iOS <https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios>`_ and `Firefox 41 Focus for iOS <https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-ios>`_. 42 - If you know **C++**, you can contribute to our `VPN client <https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client>`_. 43 - If you know **Python**, you can contribute to our web services, 44 including Firefox Sync and Firefox Accounts. 45 - If you know **Make**, **shell**, **Perl**, or **Python**, you can 46 contribute to our build systems, release engineering, and automation. 47 - If you know **Go** or **JavaScript**, you can contribute to `TaskCluster 48 <https://github.com/taskcluster/taskcluster>`_ our CI infrastructure. 49 - If you know **C**, you can contribute to `NSS <https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS>`_, 50 `Opus <https://opus-codec.org/>`_, and `Daala <https://wiki.xiph.org/Daala>`_. 51 - There are even many ways to contribute to the Mozilla mission without 52 programming. If getting involved in design, support, translation, 53 testing, or other types of contributions sparks your interest please 54 see the `Volunteer Opportunities 55 wiki <https://contribute.mozilla.org>`_ or the `Mozilla 56 community <https://community.mozilla.org/>`_ site. 57 58 Perhaps you do not know programming yet, but you want to start learning? 59 There are `plenty of 60 resources <https://developer.mozilla.org/learn>`_ available on 61 the MDN Web Docs!