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Welcome to the Firefox OS Tablet Contribution Program

We've got a new form factor for Firefox OS with a whole range of new challenges, from design to implementation and from the top to the bottom of the software stack.

This program is looking for help from all of you, with an early focus on defining, designing, developing, localizing, and testing the core of the OS: Gecko/GFX, Gaia, UX, Productivity and System Apps.

Getting Started

So you've got a Firefox OS tablet and you're ready to dive in.

This Tablet Contribution Program wiki is designed to give you pointers to the information you need to get connected to the Firefox OS project in a meaningful way. From here, you will be able to quickly access the technical documentation and other content you'll find useful in your Mozilla participation.

So what can I do?

Step 1: Get in touch

join us on IRC: the #tcp channel on irc.mozilla.org
join the dev.b2g and dev.gaia mailing lists
- dev-gaia - anything to do with the default apps shipped with FirefoxOS
- dev-b2g - discussion about the operating system
(optional) join the mozillians.org group firefox os tablet contribution program

Step 2: Break things

Quality of Firefox OS is of upmost importance to us so as a first priority we need to iron out any bugs that arise from running Firefox OS on the new hardware and at the larger screen resolution of the Tablet device. Currently the only difference in the Tablet build from the phone build of Firefox OS is that the dialer is disabled due to to the lack of hardware to make calls. That means, there will be lots of bugs. Please report anything you see that looks wrong or that could be improved. To report bugs, do the following:

See if the issue has already been reported, by searching with relevant keywords
If not, file a new bug

Try and be as descriptive as possible when reporting a bug, so that it's easier to reproduce and fix.

Step 3: Make it awesome!

All those bugs you reported above? They need fixing! That's not the only way to help us make the product better though. Choose one (or more!) areas to get involved in from the ones below:

Here's some key entrypoints to help you dive right into making it awesome

Questions?

If you have any questions or problems, ask away on IRC (#tcp) or on one of the mailing lists.

If you have questions regarding shipping, the tablet contribution program in general, or how you can get involved, email tcp@mozilla.org. This list is not public, so any personal information you send will be limited to people coordinating the TCP.

If you have questions or problems with the tablet, email the dev-b2g or dev-gaia mailing lists. dev-b2g is for system or hardware problems, dev-gaia is for the default apps and UI.

We've also listed a lot more links below to give you even more information.

New to Mozilla / Firefox OS
The Basics

Working on Firefox OS
Dive Right In

Communication
Discuss your ideas

TCP team live chat on IRC
Development teams
- dev-b2g mailing list
- dev-gaia mailing list
- IRC chats
  - UI (gaia): #gaia
  - System level: #b2g
  - Localization: #l10n
  - Accessibility: #accessibility

Additional Links/Information

Developer settings for Firefox OS

First Tablet Hardware

Brand/Model: Foxconn InFocus Processor: A31 (ARM Cortex A7) Quad-Core 1.2GHz w/ PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU RAM: 2GB Storage: 16GB Screen: 10.1" IPS capacitive multi-touch @ 1280x800 Camera: Dual cameras, 2MP/5MP Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Ports: Micro SD, Micro USB, headphone Other: GPS/AGPS, Bluetooth, Gyroscope Battery: 7000mAh

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 === Step 3: Make it awesome! ===
 All those bugs you reported above? They need fixing! That's not the only way to help us make the product better though. Choose one (or more!) areas to get involved in from the ones below:
-* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developing_Firefox_OS/Quickstart_guide_to_Gaia_development Quickstart guide to Gaia development]
-* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/FirefoxOS/TCP/Patching Quick start guide to building for Firefox OS tablets (flatfish)]
 * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction#Step_1_-_Build_Firefox.2C_Firefox_OS.2C_Thunderbird.2C_or_another_application Fix bugs in the apps (Gaia) or in lower levels (Gecko/Gonk)]
 * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developing_Firefox_OS/Localizing_Firefox_OS Translate Firefox OS to a different language]
 * [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/get-involved Update documentation and help other tablet users]
+Here's some key entrypoints to help you dive right into making it awesome
+* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developing_Firefox_OS/Quickstart_guide_to_Gaia_development Quickstart guide to Gaia development]
+* [[FirefoxOS/TCP/Patching|Quick start guide to building for Firefox OS tablets (flatfish)]]
+* [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox-os Firefox OS User Guide]
 == Questions? ==