[Commits] r764 - sandbox/docsrc/developer

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Author: tcoulter
Date: 2009-05-15 18:08:58 +0200 (Fri, 15 May 2009)
New Revision: 764

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   sandbox/docsrc/developer/contribute.rst
Log:
Commiting part of the community docs restructuring. Apparently my svn is getting corrupted.


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+======================
+Contributing to GeoExt
+======================
+
+Contributing to the GeoExt code base is easy.
+
+
+Ticket Lifecycle
+================
+
+The first way to contribute is to create a ticket in our Ticket Management System.
+You can file a bug report, create a feature request, or otherwise let us know that
+work needs to be done. 
+
+If filing a bug report, here are some suggestions that will get your bug fixed
+faster.
+
+Sandboxes
+=========
+
+If you ever want to make modifications to GeoExt but need your own place to play,
+you can create your own sandbox in GeoExt's version control system. Doing so
+will not only give you a place to house your code for other GeoExt member to see,
+but it will also allow you to more easily keep up with main line changes to
+the GeoExt code base.
+
+Creating Your Own Sandbox
+-------------------------
+
+Copy some of the OL stuff on sandboxes.
+
+Style Guide
+===========
+
+If you would like to contribute code to GeoExt, we recommend using the following
+coding style to keep GeoExt's code consistent and readable.
+
+We recommend... 
+
+Quality Standards
+=================
+
+Before code can make it into GeoExt trunk, it must adhere to the following:
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+But we won't play with you unless you play with us. ... Woot? (i.e., you provide a test w/ every new class, some examples, etc.)
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