How to Participate
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Getting started
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* Make sure that your local git is properly configured by executing
``git config --list``. If not, configure ``user.name``, ``user.email``
* Create account on `Launchpad `_
(if you don't have one)
* Subscribe to `OpenStack general mail-list `_
* Subscribe to `OpenStack development mail-list `_
* Create `OpenStack profile `_
* Login to `OpenStack Gerrit `_ with your
Launchpad id
* Sign `OpenStack Individual Contributor License Agreement `_
* Make sure that your email is listed in `identities `_
* Subscribe to code-reviews. Go to your settings on https://review.openstack.org
* Go to ``watched projects``
* Add ``openstack/sahara``, ``openstack/sahara-extra``,
``openstack/python-saharaclient``, and ``openstack/sahara-image-elements``
How to stay in touch with the community
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* If you have something to discuss use
`OpenStack development mail-list `_.
Prefix the mail subject with ``[sahara]``
* Join ``#openstack-sahara`` IRC channel on `freenode `_
* Attend Sahara team meetings
* Weekly on Thursdays at 1400 UTC
* IRC channel: ``#openstack-meeting-3``
* See agenda at https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Meetings/SaharaAgenda
How to post your first patch for review
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* Checkout Sahara code from `its repository `_
* Carefully read https://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html#development-workflow
* Pay special attention to https://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html#committing-a-change
* Apply and commit your changes
* Make sure that your code passes ``PEP8`` checks and unit-tests.
See :doc:`development-guidelines`
* Post your patch for review
* Monitor the status of your patch review on https://review.openstack.org/#/