Ways to support GrapheneOS?

Volatile161

First: Thank you to the GrapheneOS-team and all that have contributed to it. GOS is an incredible product that has impressed me time and time again. Not long ago, I wouldn't have dreamed that one of the most private and secure devices in the world would be highly available, easy to use and free. What you have achieved has changed the world already, and I wish you all the best in continuing to push mobile privacy and security even further in the future. The hopes of so many people in need of what thus far only you have been able to provide are with you.

Now that that has been said, let me ask: In which ways could I support you? I know the best option would probably be to simply donate to the project, but I really don't have any money to spare. Sadly, I'm also not by chance a computer genius that can aid you directly by providing code (if you want that code to work in the ways it should).

Is there anything else I can do for you and the project?

N1b

Volatile161 Maybe you know people who could donate or code for the project. If you guide their attention towards GOS, they might support it in your stead. In the end it really doesn't make a difference where the money or work is coming from.

And yes, actively using and learning about GOS will help you support its users with your knowledge and experience. You're already very good in communicating your ideas and showing gratitude, so maybe those two things (getting others to support GOS and helping users to benefit from GOS) is your true strong suit and does more than a simple donation could.

Thanks for putting yourself out here and wanting to help!

mmmm

Volatile161 Beta testing and language translation spring to mind, that’s the type of thing I tend to try to do with projects I fall in love with, with my lack of other more directly related skills. I have yet to even try GOS, but I’m on it, I already love it, and that’s the type of thing I’ll try to bring to the table to help.

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Being active in the community and assisting others with questions goes a long ways as does word of mouth/telling others about GrapheneOS. Of course, the information you share should be correct and accurate.

Volatile161

N1b Those are great ideas:)

Maybe you know people who could donate or code for the project.

What skills would someone need to have to code for the project? Probably hard to answer, but is a huge amount of skill and experienced in coding for similar projects required, or can people with less knowledge also contribute code in some ways?

RRZishe

mmmm does Graphene OS need help with language translation? Cause I can help out there

Volatile161

RRZishe Same, depending on the language:D

de0u

RRZishe does Graphene OS need help with language translation?

Possibly of relevance:

Tvgoog

The vanadium browser, with a translator would be perfect 👌, more or less like brave

RRZishe

Tvgoog Brave pays a third party service to translate

RRZishe

de0u sadly I don't think I'd be able to help with that cause I don't know how to manage translation teams. All I can do is speak three languages and translate one to another... I've translated for proton and others in the past, but I can't run a team.

de0u

RRZishe I've translated for proton and others in the past, but I can't run a team.

My sense is that as long as there is no translation organizer the GrapheneOS developers can't presently make use of individual volunteers.

But there are people who know how to manage translation teams, and those people will likely explain if asked.