| | 1 | = How To Get Involved = |
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| | 3 | Excellent, you're here! There are a few ways you can help us out. First you should [/register register for an account] on this web site as authenticated users get more privileges than anonymous ones. You should also get in touch with the existing developers by joining the development [SloopsMailingLists mailing list]. |
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| | 5 | === Report Bugs and Request Enhancements === |
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| | 7 | Start by [SloopsDownloads downloading the latest version] of Sloops of War. Then just use it and report bugs as you find them. Before submitting a ticket, please [/search search the ticket database] to see if your bug has already been reported. If it has, then add any additional information you can to the existing ticket. If you are submitting a new bug, then please add as much information as possible to help us to reproduce the bug. |
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| | 9 | Submitting enhancement tickets works in exactly the same way as reporting bugs. If you have a suggestion for how an existing feature may work better or you have a suggestion for an entirely new feature, submit an enhancement. Don't forget to [/search search the ticket database] to see if your suggestion has been already been proposed. |
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| | 11 | === Fix Bugs and Implement Enhancements === |
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| | 13 | If you are more technically minded, you can also contribute code. If a bug is really annoying you or an enhancement keeps getting pushed back to milestones further in the future, you can checkout the source from our [https://www.matbooth.co.uk/svn/trunk/sloops Subversion repository] and start getting your hands dirty. Should you need help setting up for development of Sloops of War, consult the wiki for articles on [SloopsDevelopingOnLinux developing on Linux] and [SloopsDevelopingOnWindows developing on Windows]. |
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| | 15 | Please submit your patches in unified diff format as attachments to tickets or directly to us through the development [SloopsMailingLists mailing list]. If we like your patches, we may also grant you commit access to the repository. |
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