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Want to show Sinatra some love? Help out by contributing!
## Find a bug?
## Found a bug?
Log it in our [issue tracker][ghi] or send a
note to the [mailing list][ml].
Log it in our [issue tracker][ghi] or send a note to the [mailing list][ml].
Be sure to include all relevant information, like the versions of Sinatra and
Ruby you're using. A [gist](http://gist.github.com/) of the code that caused
the issue as well as any error messages are also very helpful.
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## Need help?
The [Sinatra mailing list][ml] has over 900 subscribers, many of which are happy
to help out newbies or talk about potential feature additions. You can also drop by
the [#sinatra](irc://chat.freenode.net/#sinatra) channel on
to help out newbies or talk about potential feature additions. You can also
drop by the [#sinatra](irc://chat.freenode.net/#sinatra) channel on
[irc.freenode.net](http://freenode.net).
## Have a patch?
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modify the `README.md` file to reflect that. Again, if you don't
update the `README`, we have to, and this holds up acceptance.
4. **Update the Changelog (`CHANGES`):** The changelog helps give an
4. **Update the changelog (`CHANGES`):** The changelog helps give an
overview of the changes that go into each release, and gives credit
where credit is due. We make sure that the Changelog is up to date
where credit is due. We make sure that the changelog is up to date
before each release, and we always appreciate it when people make
it easier to get the release out the door.
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something like, "you can find the patch on johndoe/foobranch". We also
gladly accept GitHub [pull requests](http://help.github.com/pull-requests/).
__NOTE:__ _we will take whatever we can get._ If you prefer to
attach diffs in emails to the mailing list, that's fine; but do know
that _someone_ will need to take the diff through the process described
above and this can hold things up considerably.
__NOTE:__ _We will take whatever we can get._ If you prefer to attach diffs in
emails to the mailing list, that's fine; but do know that _someone_ will need
to take the diff through the process described above and this can hold things
up considerably.
## Want to write docs?
The process for contributing to Sinatra's website, documentation or the book
is the same as contributing code. We use git for versions control and
GitHub to track patch requests.
is the same as contributing code. We use Git for versions control and GitHub to
track patch requests.
* [The sinatra.github.com repo](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.github.com/)
is where the website sources are managed. There are almost always people in
`#sinatra` that are happy to discuss, apply, and publish website patches.
* [The Book](http://sinatra-book.gittr.com/) has its own [git
* [The Book](http://sinatra-book.gittr.com/) has its own [Git
repository](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra-book/) and build process but is
managed the same as the website and project codebase.
* [Sinatra Recipes](http://recipes.sinatrarb.com/) is a community
project where anyone is free to contribute ideas, recipes and tutorials. Which
also has its own [git
repository](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra-recipes).
also has its own [Git repository](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra-recipes).
* [The Introduction](http://www.sinatrarb.com/intro.html) is generated from
Sinatra's [README file](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.md).
* If you want to help translating the documentation, the README is already available in
* If you want to help translating the documentation, the README is already
available in
[Japanese](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.ja.md),
[German](http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.de.md),
[Chinese](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.zh.md),
[Russian](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.ru.md),
[European](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.pt-pt.md) and
[Brazillian](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.pt-br.md) Portugese,
[Brazilian](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.pt-br.md)
Portuguese,
[French](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.fr.md),
[Spanish](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.es.md),
[Korean](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.ko.md), and
[Hungarian](https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/master/README.hu.md).
The translations tend to fall behind the English version. Translations into other
languages would also be appreciated.
The translations tend to fall behind the English version. Translations into
other languages would also be appreciated.
## Looking for something to do?
If you'd like to help out but aren't sure how, pick something that looks
interesting from the [issues][ghi] list and hack on. Make sure to leave a
comment on the ticket noting that you're investigating (a simple "Taking..."
is fine).
comment on the ticket noting that you're investigating (a simple "Taking…" is
fine).
[ghi]: http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/issues
[ml]: http://groups.google.com/group/sinatrarb/topics "Sinatra Mailing List"