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 #summary Terms for contributing to Melange
 #labels Contents-Complete,Phase-Guidelines,Importance-Useful

 The community of contributors to the [MelangeIntro Melange] project
 wants to foster an environment where the [SoCOverview SoC framework] 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
 [GSoC Google Summer of Code] ^TM^ that benefit many people.  The
 goal is to avoid situations like those described in
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFDm3UYkeE this talk].

 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
 [ContributorLicenseAgreements CLA] appropriate to your situation, complete
 it, and submit it by following the instructions in the selected CLA.

 == Reviews ==

 Contributions to the Melange project, including
 [ContributionReviews#Code_reviews source code],
 [ContributionReviews#Documentation documentation], and
 the like, are subject to reviews by the other contributors to the project.
 You need to agree to the [ContributionReviews contribution review processes]
 developed by the Melange community in order to contribute to the Melange
 project.

 ==  Testing ==

 Source code contributions to the Melange project are subject to
 [TestingGuidelines testing guidelines] that should be met _before_
 requesting a [ContributionReviews#Code_reviews code review] of a new
 [ContributionReviews#Patches patch] or
 [ContributionReviews#Branches major feature in a developer branch].
 You need to agree to the [TestingGuidelines#Policies testing policies]
 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
 [MailingListsGuidelines#General_discussion_list discussion mailing list],
 is used for general announcements.  The second, the
 [MailingListsGuidelines#Developer_list developer mailing list], is
 used strictly by project owners and members of the
 [http://code.google.com/p/soc/ SoC project] on
 [http://code.google.com Google Code].  Please take a look at the
 [MailingListsGuidelines mailing list guidelines].  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` ([http://freenode.net Freenode]).  Please take a look
 at the [IrcChannelGuidelines IRC channel guidelines].  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_
 [http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-attribution-2_5.html Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License].
 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-2_5-88x31.png]
	#summary Terms for contributing to Melange
	#labels Contents-Complete,Phase-Guidelines,Importance-Useful

	The community of contributors to the [MelangeIntro Melange] project
	wants to foster an environment where the [SoCOverview SoC framework] 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
	[GSoC Google Summer of Code] ^TM^ that benefit many people. The
	goal is to avoid situations like those described in
	[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFDm3UYkeE this talk].

	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
	[ContributorLicenseAgreements CLA] appropriate to your situation, complete
	it, and submit it by following the instructions in the selected CLA.

	== Reviews ==

	Contributions to the Melange project, including
	[ContributionReviews#Code_reviews source code],
	[ContributionReviews#Documentation documentation], and
	the like, are subject to reviews by the other contributors to the project.
	You need to agree to the [ContributionReviews contribution review processes]
	developed by the Melange community in order to contribute to the Melange
	project.

	== Testing ==

	Source code contributions to the Melange project are subject to
	[TestingGuidelines testing guidelines] that should be met _before_
	requesting a [ContributionReviews#Code_reviews code review] of a new
	[ContributionReviews#Patches patch] or
	[ContributionReviews#Branches major feature in a developer branch].
	You need to agree to the [TestingGuidelines#Policies testing policies]
	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
	[MailingListsGuidelines#General_discussion_list discussion mailing list],
	is used for general announcements. The second, the
	[MailingListsGuidelines#Developer_list developer mailing list], is
	used strictly by project owners and members of the
	[http://code.google.com/p/soc/ SoC project] on
	[http://code.google.com Google Code]. Please take a look at the
	[MailingListsGuidelines mailing list guidelines]. 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` ([http://freenode.net Freenode]). Please take a look
	at the [IrcChannelGuidelines IRC channel guidelines]. 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_
	[http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-attribution-2_5.html Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License].
	[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ http://soc.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/html/licenses/cc-by-2_5-88x31.png]