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<h1> pcb-rnd - contribution </h1>
If you are interested to help out, please
<a href="contact.html">contact the lead developer</a>.
<H2> Contributing as a user </h2>
Using pcb-rnd in production and just reporting bugs is already a huge contribution.
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We also have a <a href="help.html#list">list of tasks</a> that can be contributed by users.
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More dedicated users can join in scheduled, systematic testing. Such testing
is split up into independent chunks that each can be done in an hour.
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Even more dedicated users can join developing the documentation.
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None of the above requires or assumes any programming skill.
<H2> Contributing as a developer </h2>
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The project is lead in an autocratic way by Igor2.
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Developer freedom taken away:
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<li> the basic concept and goals of pcb-rnd is set and won't change
<li> the toolchain is chosen, and won't change; the usual hot topics: svn, scconfig, <a href="developer/c89.html">C</a>.
<li> don't add code that restricts usability for others; add code that increases usability for some; thus prefer to add code in plugins!
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Developer freedom promptly granted:
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<li> svn commit access from day 0
<li> work together in trunk/, not alone in a branch
<li> pcb-rnd has a strong plugin support; want to implement a strange/controversial feature? In a plugin, almost anything goes
<li> especially in plugins, work on whatever you want, even if noone else needs that feature
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Coding style/indentation: there's an <a href="developer/indent.html">unified style</a>
in core and core plugins. If you work on those parts, try to stick to it. If you
are working on a new plugin, it's still the preferred style but you can use
a different style. However, the rule is that if someone else starts hacking
that part too, he is allowed to convert the code to the unified format; but
unified format can not be converted to anything else. So it's a one way
process which long term grants unified style while not demotivates a plugin
developer by forcing a style on him in the early, "when the bulk of the code
is written" phase.
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