| The community of contributors to the [Melange](MelangeIntro.md) project |
| wants to foster an environment where the [SoC framework](SoCOverview.md) and the |
| web applications that use it are developed and improved to the benefit of |
| pen source and free software organizations everywhere. One |
| way to foster such a friendly and harmonious environment is to adopt |
| a set of community standards to which everyone agrees. |
| |
| These guidelines strive to encourage sense of community and mutual |
| respect between Melange contributors, existing open source and free |
| software organizations, and sponsoring organizations that use Melange |
| and the SoC framework to provide programs like |
| [Google Summer of Code](GSoC.md) <sup>TM</sup> that benefit many people. The |
| goal is to avoid situations like those described in |
| [this talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFDm3UYkeE). |
| |
| So, in order to participate in the Melange contributor community, you need |
| to agree to abide by the same guidelines and standards that have been |
| accepted by the rest of that community. The Melange contributors, as a |
| community, will update these guidelines as needed, as the community grows. |
| |
| ## CLA |
| |
| A completed Contributor License Agreement (CLA) is needed in order to |
| contribute to the Melange project. Please choose the |
| [CLA](ContributorLicenseAgreements.md) appropriate to your situation, complete |
| it, and submit it by following the instructions in the selected CLA. |
| |
| ## Reviews |
| |
| Contributions to the Melange project, including |
| [source code](ContributionReviews#Code_reviews.md), |
| [documentation](ContributionReviews#Documentation.md), and |
| the like, are subject to reviews by the other contributors to the project. |
| You need to agree to the [contribution review processes](ContributionReviews.md) |
| developed by the Melange community in order to contribute to the Melange |
| project. |
| |
| ## Testing |
| |
| Source code contributions to the Melange project are subject to |
| [testing guidelines](TestingGuidelines.md) that should be met _before_ |
| requesting a [code review](ContributionReviews#Code_reviews.md) of a new |
| [patch](ContributionReviews#Patches.md) or |
| [major feature in a developer branch](ContributionReviews#Branches.md). |
| You need to agree to the [testing policies](TestingGuidelines#Policies.md) |
| developed by the Melange community in order to contribute to the Melange |
| project. |
| |
| ## Mailing lists |
| |
| The Melange community uses a pair of mailing lists to communicate. |
| The first, the |
| [discussion mailing list](MailingListsGuidelines#General_discussion_list.md), |
| is used for general announcements. The second, the |
| [developer mailing list](MailingListsGuidelines#Developer_list.md), is |
| used strictly by project owners and members of the |
| [SoC project](http://code.google.com/p/soc/) on |
| [Google Code](http://code.google.com). Please take a look at the |
| [mailing list guidelines](MailingListsGuidelines.md). Everyone |
| participating on these mailing lists is asked to abide by them, not |
| just Melange contributors. |
| |
| ## IRC channel |
| |
| The Melange community communicates informally using the `#melange` channel |
| on `irc.freenode.net` ([Freenode](http://freenode.net)). Please take a look |
| at the [IRC channel guidelines](IrcChannelGuidelines.md). Everyone |
| participating on the `#melange` channel is asked to abide by them, not |
| just Melange contributors. |
| |
| |
| --- |
| |
| _Copyright 2008 Google Inc._ |
| _This work is licensed under a_ |
| [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License](http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-attribution-2_5.html). |
| [](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/) |
