EasyWaysToHelpUbuntu

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 1. '''Test some hardware''' - Testing hardware is not hard. Simply plug the hardware in and try and make it work. Then tell us about it at HardwareSupport  1. '''Test your digital camera, scanner, printer or other device''' - Testing hardware is not hard. Simply plug the hardware in and try and make it work. Then tell us about it at HardwareSupport and file bugs in our [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ Bugzilla] for those that don't work.

So you want to help Ubuntu but don't have a lot of time, skill or simply don't know how? Lets show you some of the easy things you can do.

These things should take less than 30 minutes and won't require a great deal of technical skill, if at all.

Marketing and Advocacy

  1. Tell somebody else about Ubuntu - Yes it is really that simple. Maybe order a few cd's through [https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ Ship It] and give them one. See ["DIYMarketing"] for some more resources

  2. Try and buy a computer with Ubuntu preinstalled - if you let the local retailers know there is a market for Ubuntu, they might start to offer it

Testing

  1. Test your digital camera, scanner, printer or other device - Testing hardware is not hard. Simply plug the hardware in and try and make it work. Then tell us about it at HardwareSupport and file bugs in our [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ Bugzilla] for those that don't work.

  2. Try out a live cd - Take a live cd around to a friends house and try it out on their machine. Tell us about what doesn't by filing bugs in our [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ Bugzilla]

Artwork

  1. Create a little bit of art - the ArtTeam has compiled a great list at ArtworkTodoList.