How can I help CAcert?
That depends on your knowledge and capabilities:
Programmer
Please join [http://bugs.cacert.org/] and search for those bugs that are still open, and do not contain ready-made patches with them. Get the sourcecode of CAcert, and develop patches, and post them to the bugtracker.
Administrator
Please grab a copy of the CAcert sourcecode, and set it up in a virtual environment that is accessible from the Internet, and hand out root accounts to the developers, so that we can use it for testing and development.
Programmer+Administrator
Please setup a demo environment of the CAcert system, and try out all available Regression Testing systems for Web-Applications you can find. The aim is to build up a regression-testing enviroment where we can automatically test through all the workflows of the system, to get to a test-driven development model. Important is that the regression system can both automate the web-interface, receive emails and react on them. Please write down everything (all your findings about the existing regression test systems, the details how to setup the system, a howto for the developers how they can use it, ...) on this page: [http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/RegressionTest]
Information-Designer
Please grab a copy of the CAcert sourcecode, and start improving the website. Take the information from the Wiki, and structure it to improve the usability and information availability of the website.
Webmaster
Please join [http://bugs.cacert.org/] and search for the Web-Related bugs that are still open, and do not contain ready-made patches with them. Get the sourcecode of CAcert (most of the website is part of the sourcecode), and develop patches, and post them to the bugtracker.
Translator
Please head over to [http://www.translingo.org/], register yourself, join the "CAcert" project there, and translate the website there. Please also think about translating the Wikiweb.
Project Manager
Please contact us directly
Moderator
We need someone to moderate necessary discussions, with the necessary distance to keep neutral. Please contact us directly.
Supporter
Please go to [http://lists.cacert.org/] and subscribe to the support mailinglist. First start with just reading it. Then start answering requests as soon as you think you know a good answer.
Auditor
If you are an auditor (WebTrust, ISO9000, SAS70, CommonCriteria, CISSP, ...), please go to [http://lists.cacert.org/], join the policy mailinglist and contact us there.
Photographer
Please try to make good photos at the next event [http://blog.cacert.org/] of the CAcert booth/presentation there.
Bookkeeper
We need help with bookkeeping the finances, and the production of auditable financial reports. Please contact us directly.
Quality Assurance
We want to build up a team of quality assurers, who regularly review the workflows and database, challenge assurances, ... Please contact us directly.
Other
- We are searching for people for our Emergency response team. (Handling abuse requests, ...)
In case you really donĀ“t know what to do, you could also think about donating some money to CAcert: [http://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=13]