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Contributions are not limited to code patches. There are lots of ways to contribute to the success of the project, including:

• Submit bug reports
• Suggest new features
• Make other comments on how to improve the the quality of the program
• Help write good documentation
• Participate on the mailing lists and IRC
• Contribute to this Wiki

If you want to help code the project, here are some general suggestions for where to begin:

• Read the code - ViewCVS, LXR and CVS access
• Start small
• Learn the build process and help improve it!
• Submit patches (and don't be discouraged if they are rejected or heavily modified)
• Work on an item on the Wishlist

When submitting patches, please use the unified diff format. We generally use cvs diff -u8, but use a higher number if more context is needed. See our Coding Style guidelines for more information.