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=== How To Start Contributing Code ===
You are interested in contributing to SeaMonkey? Great! Currently it's a little difficult to to rate your interests and your experience, so this general introduction also migt contain some advice you do not need.
Some more information concerning the SeaMonkey project you can find [[SeaMonkey|here in the wiki]].
If you don't already have your own plans how to start, you should do:
# Install [http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/ current stable SeaMonkey]
# [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/createaccount.cgi Create] a Bugzilla Account
# Try to confirm some of the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?cmdtype=runnamed&namedcmd=MyUnconfirmed-90d_beginners&list_id=12306107 UNCONFIRMED] Bug reports (only if you want, you also can pick a bug what seems interesting for you) or from [https://unofficialseamonkeynews.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/qa-new-whiteboard-tag-easyconfirm/ here]. That might help you to become more familiar with the SeaMonkey project
# Please introduce yourself and tell some details concerning your skills (5 text lines or so, you can also do that a little more detailed in a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/ wiki user account].
# It might be useful for you to subscribe to newsgroup or mailing list mozilla.dev.apps.seamonkey at [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-apps-seamonkey] and to introduce yourself with few words (Where do you live, experience, goals, Operating System, how you found SeaMonkey, ... .
# Following [https://unofficialseamonkeynews.wordpress.com/ the unofficial SeaMonkey blog] can help to keep you in touch with SeaMonkey.
# Don't hesitate to contact [miwlto:RainerBielefeldNG@BielefeldUndBuss.de me] for any question you have.
==== For Submitting Patches ====
# Read [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/How_to_Submit_a_Patch How to submit a patch]. Module owners who can be asked for a review can be found on [[Modules/SeaMonkey]]
# Source code can be found at [Mercurial http://hg.mozilla.org/]
# [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_SeaMonkey_build Simple SeaMonkey build] tells you how you can do own builds to text your patch.
# [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mercurial/Using_Mercurial#How_can_I_generate_a_patch_for_somebody_else_to_check-in_for_me.3F How can I generate a patch for somebody else to check-in for me?] also contains information how to gt a atch into SeaMonkey Code
== Troubleshooting ==
See [[SeaMonkey/Troubleshooting]]
