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To contribute to this open source project, the best way is to first subscribe to the developer's mailing list (See [[Mailing_Lists|the mailing lists page]] for more details on how to subscribe).
 
To contribute to this open source project, the best way is to first subscribe to the developer's mailing list (See [[Mailing_Lists|the mailing lists page]] for more details on how to subscribe).
  
You can also pick one of the [[Open_Projects| open projects]] we have as a starting point. If you have some other ideas, feel free to add them to the [[Open_Projects| open projects]] page and let us know about it on the developer's mailing list. Or you can expand one of the existing project in the [[:Category:Projects| projects category]].
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You can also pick one of the [[Open_Projects| open projects]] we have as a starting point. If you have some other ideas, feel free to add them to the [[Open_Projects| open projects]] page and let us know about it on the developer's mailing list. Or you can expand one of the existing projects in the [[:Category:Projects| projects category]].
  
 
For example, you can send a message to the mailing list describing the purpose of your contribution and from there your contribution, depending on its value might be either accepted, accepted with modification, or rejected. If it is rejected, you have various outcomes:
 
For example, you can send a message to the mailing list describing the purpose of your contribution and from there your contribution, depending on its value might be either accepted, accepted with modification, or rejected. If it is rejected, you have various outcomes:
 
* it might be rejected for now, but you can propose it again in the future (mostly this happens when we are at a verge of doing a release)
 
* it might be rejected for now, but you can propose it again in the future (mostly this happens when we are at a verge of doing a release)
 
* it might be rejected forever, it is up to you to convince part of the developer community that your contribution is worth adding.
 
* it might be rejected forever, it is up to you to convince part of the developer community that your contribution is worth adding.

Revision as of 23:50, 22 April 2007

To contribute to this open source project, the best way is to first subscribe to the developer's mailing list (See the mailing lists page for more details on how to subscribe).

You can also pick one of the open projects we have as a starting point. If you have some other ideas, feel free to add them to the open projects page and let us know about it on the developer's mailing list. Or you can expand one of the existing projects in the projects category.

For example, you can send a message to the mailing list describing the purpose of your contribution and from there your contribution, depending on its value might be either accepted, accepted with modification, or rejected. If it is rejected, you have various outcomes:

  • it might be rejected for now, but you can propose it again in the future (mostly this happens when we are at a verge of doing a release)
  • it might be rejected forever, it is up to you to convince part of the developer community that your contribution is worth adding.