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A good way to help is to test, and report bugs. # Contributing to Monero
See http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html if you
want to help that way. Testing is invaluable in making a piece A good way to help is to test, and report bugs. See
[How to Report Bugs Effectively (by Simon Tatham)](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html)
if you want to help that way. Testing is invaluable in making a piece
of software solid and usable. of software solid and usable.
## General Guidelines
* Comments are encouraged.
* If modifying code for which Doxygen headers exist, that header must be modified to match.
* Tests would be nice to have if you're adding functionality.
Patches are preferably to be sent via a github pull request. If that Patches are preferably to be sent via a github pull request. If that
can't be done, patches in "git format-patch" format can be sent can't be done, patches in "git format-patch" format can be sent
(eg, posted to fpaste.org with a long enough timeout and a link (eg, posted to fpaste.org with a long enough timeout and a link
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you're making a buggy patch, then a later patch to fix the bug, you're making a buggy patch, then a later patch to fix the bug,
both patches should be merged). both patches should be merged).
## Commits and Pull Requests
Commit messages should be sensible. That means a subject line that Commit messages should be sensible. That means a subject line that
describes the patch, with an optional longer body that gives details, describes the patch, with an optional longer body that gives details,
documentation, etc. documentation, etc.
Comments are encouraged.
If modifying code for which Doxygen headers exist, that header must
be modified to match.
When submitting a pull request on github, make sure your branch is When submitting a pull request on github, make sure your branch is
rebased. No merge commits nor stray commits from other people in rebased. No merge commits nor stray commits from other people in
your submitted branch, please. You may be asked to rebase if there your submitted branch, please. You may be asked to rebase if there
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PGP signing commits is strongly encouraged. That should explain why PGP signing commits is strongly encouraged. That should explain why
the previous paragraph is here. the previous paragraph is here.
Tests would be nice to have if you're adding functionality.

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See [LICENSE](LICENSE). See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
# Contributing
If you want to help out, see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for a set of guidelines.
## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard fork schedule) ## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard fork schedule)
Monero uses a fixed-schedule hard fork mechanism to implement new features. This means that users of Monero (end users and service providers) need to run current versions and update their software on a regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility. Monero uses a fixed-schedule hard fork mechanism to implement new features. This means that users of Monero (end users and service providers) need to run current versions and update their software on a regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility.
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Note: rlwrap will save things like your seed and private keys, if you supply them on prompt. You may want to not use rlwrap when you use simplewallet to restore from seed, etc. Note: rlwrap will save things like your seed and private keys, if you supply them on prompt. You may want to not use rlwrap when you use simplewallet to restore from seed, etc.
# Contributing
If you want to help out, see CONTRIBUTING for a set of guidelines.
# Debugging # Debugging
This section contains general instructions for debugging failed installs or problems encountered with Monero. First ensure you are running the latest version built from the github repo. This section contains general instructions for debugging failed installs or problems encountered with Monero. First ensure you are running the latest version built from the github repo.