= Contribute to BOINC =

There are several areas in which you can to contribute to BOINC.

Each area has its own communication channel, such as an email list.
If you want to contribute in an area, you should read the communication channel
to get an idea of what is involved.

In some areas, your contributions are evaluated by '''committers''' before being used.
If you make a lot of good contributions, you can request to become a committer yourself.

== Programming ==

 Communication:: the boinc_dev email list, and the Github issue tracking system.
 To contribute:: submit patches (either via Github, or email diffs to the boinc_dev list).
 Committers:: David Anderson, Rom Walton, Bernd Machenschalk,

== Testing ==
 Communication:: the boinc_alpha email list, and the Github issue tracking system.
 To contribute::
 Committers:: David Anderson, Rom Walton

== Documentation ==
 Communication:: the boinc_doc Google group.
 To contribute::
 Committers:: David Anderson

== Translation ==
 Communication:: the boinc_loc email list.
 To contribute::
 Committers:: Rom Walton

== Support ==
 Communication:: the BOINC message boards, and the boinc_helpers email list
 To contribute::
 Committers:: Jord van der Elst, Kathryn Marks