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| = Participating in Apache NetBeans |
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| :jbake-tags: community |
| :jbake-status: published |
| :keywords: Participate in Apache NetBeans |
| :description: Participate in Apache NetBeans |
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| :toclevels: 4 |
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| The Apache Software Foundation has set up link:http://community.apache.org/[a |
| specific website] designed to help newcomers take their first steps toward |
| being part of our Community. |
| |
| You can participate in the Apache NetBeans Project in many different ways. |
| Here are some ideas: |
| |
| == Contributing code |
| |
| You may want to fix issues or provide a new functionality that is your personal work to Apache NetBeans project. |
| You will need to follow the link:submit-pr.html#contributing-code[contributing code] procedure to learn how to contribute code to the Apache NetBeans project. |
| |
| If your contribution code is owned or developped in another organization outside Apache. Your organization may want to *donate* this contribution to Apache NetBeans project. |
| You will need to follow this link:submit-pr.html#donating-code[donating code] procedure. |
| |
| == Reporting issues |
| |
| See link:report-issue.html[reporting issues] for instructions on how to report an issue. |
| |
| == Join the NetCAT program |
| The NetBeans Community Acceptance Testing program (link:netcat.html[NetCAT]) has helped stabilize development |
| builds for years. |
| |
| [[documentation]] |
| == Improving the documentation |
| |
| We will be porting existing NetBeans documentation soon. Consider joining the |
| link:/community/mailing-lists.html[dev mailing list] for updates on how to help with this task. |
| |
| [[asf]] |
| == Contributing to the ASF |
| |
| You may also want to consider link:https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html[donating to the |
| Apache Software Foundation], joining the link:https://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html[ASF |
| Sponsorship Program], or link:https://www.apache.org/foundation/buy_stuff.html[buying ASF merchandise]. |
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