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Contributing

There's more to running a distribution than just writing code.

If you fix an issue with a package, the solution can be added to the official package repository, and new packages and updates are also welcome! To contribute to the Void packages repository, start by reading the CONTRIBUTING document in the void-packages GitHub repository.

If you are unable to fix a package yourself, make sure to open an issue in the void-packages repository. This gives the problem visibility, which can greatly speed up a fix. Remember to check the existing issues for your problem! There are also some things you can do to assist in finding the problem.

This Handbook doesn't (yet!) contain all the important Void-specific information. To contribute to it see the void-docs specific page.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them via IRC in #voidlinux on irc.freenode.net, or in the voidlinux subreddit.

Usage Statistics

If you would like to contribute usage reports, the PopCorn program reports installation statistics back to the Void project. These statistics are purely opt-in - PopCorn is not installed or enabled by default on any Void systems.

PopCorn only reports which packages are installed, their version, and the host CPU architecture (the output of xuname). This does not report which services are enabled, or any other personal information. Individual systems are tracked persistently by a random (client-generated) UUID, to ensure that each system is only counted once in each 24-hour sampling period.

The data collected by PopCorn is available to view at http://popcorn.voidlinux.org

Setting up PopCorn

First, install the PopCorn package. Then, enable the popcorn service, which will attempt to report statistics once per day.