FaqHowToContribute
How can I contribute to NetBeans.org?
Join the NetBeans community! There are many different things you can do to contribute to the NetBeans Project:
Spread the word
- Promote NetBeans -- blog about NB, link to NB. http://www.netbeans.org/community/teams/evangelism/collateral.html
- Businesses working with NetBeans - Become a featured partner. http://www.netbeans.org/community/partners/index.html
- Participate on mailing lists -- Get help and help others. http://www.netbeans.org/community/lists/top.html
- You heard of a NetBeans-related event, news article, blog or review? Submit your story to the newsletter. http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ProjectNewsAdd
Contribute Content
- Contribute website content -- Become a community doc writer and send us your tech tip or flash demo. http://www.netbeans.org/community/contribute/web-content.html
- Write an article for a magazine or present your work with NetBeans at a conference. http://www.netbeans.org/community/teams/evangelism
- IDE or web pages in your mothertongue? Translate and localise. http://www.netbeans.org/community/contribute/localise.html
Contribute Code
- File bug reports and enhancement requests. http://www.netbeans.org/community/issues.html
- Test new features right in the daily builds and report issues. http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetCAT
- Contribute code patches to the IDE. http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetFIX
- Contribute new features as plug-in modules. http://plugins.netbeans.org/ ( Module Ideas)
How to contribute Wiki content
If you are new to wiki please check out OneMinuteWiki. For a guideline on good working habits with NetBeans Wiki, see WikiEtiquette. For all of the Wiki markup features, see TextFormattingRules. For testing things, try the SandBox.
To get write access you need to register an account and login. We value contributions of all kinds and sizes, even fixing a small typo is good help. When you create a new page, just make sure to link it to one of the top-level pages so it can be found!
References
http://www.netbeans.org/community/contribute
http://www.netbeans.org/community/contributors.html
