contributing patches

[gbburkhardt]

How does one contribute patches? Should I simply make a pull request on GitHub?

[glueck]

Hello,

Yes, pull requests are a good place to start, but please keep in mind and code additions require the development teams review. Depending on the task load of the moment, this may mean the pull request review is delayed.

Thanks

[gbburkhardt]

Ok, so how do I get access to the Github repository to create a branch with my proposed change? I think that's required to make a pull request. I've made a local clone of the repository, made my change in a branch, etc., but it appears that I'm not authorized to make any changes on Github. That's fair - I understand that you wouldn't want it open. But it's unclear to me how to submit a patch.

[glueck]

Pull requests or reporting issues require GitHub accounts. Create a GitHub account and fork (button available in the webpage UI) the WWJ repo. Make the changes to that repo (branch doesn't really matter unless it helps your own workflow) and then open a pull request. From the main page of your forked repository on GitHub, there should be a button on the right hand side directly above the listing of files labeled: "Pull Request". Clicking that will initiate the dialog to opening a pull request with the changes you've made.

[Timothy23]

• I said Open Source is free like a Puppy. It requires care, feeding, and in the words of Pete Seale, if you beat it it will run away.
• Phil says Open Source is free like a Flower. "I think of Open Source software as being like a nice set of flowers in a common space such as a courtyard mobdro. Nobody that lives around the common space owns the flowers, yet they all enjoy the presence of the flowers."
• Jeff says Open Source is free as in Free. "The highest compliment you can pay any piece of open source software is to simply use it, because it's worth using."

[Olsen1V]

I understand that you wouldn't want it open. But it's unclear to me how to submit a patch telldunkin.