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5 #+TITLE: How to contribute to Org?
7 #+EMAIL: bzg AT altern DOT org
12 # This file is the default header for new Org files in Worg. Feel free
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15 [[file:index.org][{Back to Worg's index}]]
17 * Types of contributions
19 Every contribution to Org is very welcome. Here is a list of areas where
20 your contribution will be useful:
22 - you can submit *bug reports* -- Before sending a bug report, make sure
23 you have read this section of Org's manual: [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Feedback][Feedback]]
25 - you can submit *feature requests* -- Org is already mature, but new ideas
26 keep popping up. If you want to request a feature, it might be a good
27 idea to have a look at the current [[http://orgmode.org/todo.html][TODO list]] of Org, or to dig into the
28 mailing list for possible previous discussions about your idea.
30 - you can submit *patches* -- You can submit patches to the mailing list.
32 If your patch is against a file that is part of Emacs, then it won't be
33 taken unless it is /less than 10 lines/ or you granted the rights on your
34 works to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
36 If your patch is against a file that is not part of Emacs, then it might
37 be taken without worrying about its length, if the patch is good.
39 - you can submit Org *add-ons* -- there are many Org add-ons. The best way
40 is to submit your code to the mailing list to discuss it with people. If
41 it is useful, you might consider contributing it to the =CONTRIB/=
42 directory in the git repository.
44 - you can submit material to the *Worg* website -- This website is made of
45 Org files that you can contribute to. Learn what Worg is [[file:worg-about.org][about]] and how
46 to contribute to it [[file:worg-git.org][through git]].
48 * Contributing to Emacs org-mode
50 Org is made of several files. Those who are part of GNU Emacs are
51 copyrighted by the [[http://www.fsf.org][Free Software Foundation, Inc]]. If you consider
52 contributing to these files, your first need to grant the right to include
53 your works in GNU Emacs to the FSF. For this you need to complete [[http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/u/request-assign-future.txt][this
54 form]] and send it to [[mailto:assign@gnu.org][assign@gnu.org]].
56 If you want to understand /why/, please read this: [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html][Why the FSF gets
57 copyright assignments from contributors?]]
59 * Preferred way of submitting patches
61 Org-mode is developed using /git/ as the version control system. Git
62 provides an amazing framework to collaborate on a project. Git
63 can be used to make patches and send them via email - this is fine for
64 minor changes. For more significant contributions, the best
65 way to submit patches is through public branches of your repository
69 1. Clone our git repository at =http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode.git=
71 2. Create a repository that can be publicly accessed, for example on
72 /GitHub/, /repo.or.cz/, or on your own server.
74 3. Push your topic branches (and optionally the master branch) to your
77 Define a remote for your public repository you push topics to.
79 : git remote add REMOTE URL-GOES-HERE
81 Push branches to the remote
83 : git push REMOTE BRANCH1 [BRANCH2 BRANCH3 ...]
87 : git push add github ssh://.../ # Done once to define the remote 'github'
88 : git push github my-topic
90 4. Do your work on topic-specific branches, using a branch name that
91 relates to what you are working on.
97 to pull commits from all defined remote repositories, in particular
98 the org-mode master at /repo.or.cz/.
100 6. When you have something workable, publish the git path and branch
101 name on the mailing list, so that people can test it and review
104 7. After your topic has been merged to the project master branch you
105 can delete the topic on your local and remote repositories.
107 : git branch -d NEWTOPIC
108 : git push REMOTE :NEWTOPIC
110 * Current contributors
112 Here is the list of people who signed the papers with the Free Software
113 Foundation and can now freely submit code to Org files that are included
120 - Jan Hendrik Boecker
126 - Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva
147 - Christopher Suckling
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