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| 1 | +# How to contribute to MapServer |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Contributions to the MapServer project are most welcome, and can take many forms such as detailed bug reports, documentation, |
| 4 | +tests, features, and patches. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## Bugs and Help |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +GitHub issues should only be created to log bugs. For general help and support the MapServer [mailing lists](http://mapserver.org/community/lists.html) |
| 9 | +should be used. If you are unsure if you have discovered a bug, or may need help with configuring MapServer please |
| 10 | +post to the [mapserver-users list](http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users). There is also |
| 11 | +a [MapServer FAQ](http://www.mapserver.org/faq.html) which may have a solution to your problem. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +If you have discovered a bug, please refer to the [Bug Submission page](http://mapserver.org/development/bugs.html) for |
| 14 | +guidelines on creating an issue on GitHub. Please also search the existing issues to see if the bug has already been reported, and |
| 15 | +add any further details to the existing issue. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +For professional support please see the [MapServer Service Providers page](http://mapserver.org/community/service_providers.html). |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## Development |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +A seperate [mapserver-dev mailing list](http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev) is available for developers |
| 22 | +working on the MapServer code. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Details on using GitHub can be found on the [MapServer GutHub page](http://mapserver.org/development/git.html) |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +Additional developer notes can be found in the [MapServer wiki](https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki#developer-notes), including |
| 27 | +coding style and guidelines, memory management, and working with Git. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## Documentation |
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| 31 | +The MapServer documentation is stored in a [seperate repository](https://github.com/mapserver/docs). Please submit any documentation |
| 32 | +issues or changes there. See the [Documentation Development Guide](http://mapserver.org/development/documentation.html) for further details. |
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