I kinda "know" C. But I don't know how to make applications. Just really
basic things. I'm not a good artist. I don't have hardware that could run
guix at the moment. And I don't know if I could learn enough C or guile by
the September hackathon.
On Sep 11, 2014 2:17 PM, "Nikita Karetnikov" <nikita@karetnikov.org> wrote:

> > How could a non programmer help?
>
> How would you like to help?  For instance, would you like to learn how
> to program?
>
> In any case, the good first step is to install Guix and play around.
> Look at the command line tools, read the documentation.  Have a problem?
> Ask on the #guix channel on Freenode, document the solution, and send a
> patch.  Read on the ‘diff’, ‘patch’, and ‘git format-patch’ commands if
> necessary.
>
> Learn how to write package recipes.  There is a good (though a bit
> outdated) intro [1].  What programs do you use daily?  Are they
> available in the distribution?  Start with something simple, or look for
> outdated versions and submit updates.
>
> Are you familiar with graphics editors?  Contribute artwork.
>
> [1] https://gnu.org/software/guix/guix-ghm-andreas-20130823.pdf
>