/*********************************************************************
 *  Roadsend SiteManager
 *  Copyright (c) 2001 Roadsend, Inc.(http://www.roadsend.com)
 **********************************************************************
 *
 * This source file is subject to version 1.0 of the Roadsend Public
 * License, that is bundled with this package in the file 
 * LICENSE, and is available through the world wide web at 
 * http://www.roadsend.com/license/rpl1.txt
 *
 **********************************************************************
 * Author(s):    Shannon Weyrick (weyrick@roadsend.com)
 *               Jonathan Michel (pym@roadsend.com)
 *            
 */


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HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE SITEMANAGER PROJECT
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OpenSource Explanation 

    The SiteManager libraries are Open Source. This means everyone is invited to
    distribute, use, review, and change the SiteManager libraries at no charge.
    
    We encourage everyone to review the code, suggest improvements, write
    bugfixes or new functionality and send them to us. Read on and find out
    how you can help and what do to with your improvements.

    There are certain restrictions with regard to changing the library, specifically
    with how to distribute your changes. Please see our license agreement, which is
    based on the QPL created by Troll Tech Software (www.trolltech.com), in the
    file LICENSE in the /doc directory or online at
    http://www.roadsend.com/license/rpl1.txt
    
    For a full explanation of the reasoning behind Open Source Software, visit
    http://www.opensource.org
    

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How You Can Help
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 - Submit Feedback
 
    The easiest way to help is simply to use the product and let us know what you think.
    We'd like to hear your thoughts on how it works (or why it doesn't). We'd like to
    know if you like the way it's laid out, if the documentation helped, if it fits
    within the framework of your development environment. We'd like to know what new
    features you'd like to see and what other tools we could create to make things 
    easier.

 - Modules, Templates
 - SmartForm entities, filters
 
    We envision a time in the not too distant future where there will be any number of
    modules, templates, Smart Form entities and filters freely available from different
    sources throughout the net. We'd like to see module designers creating pluggable
    modules that anyone can use in their SiteManager sites. Likewise, if you come up
    with a good SmartForm entity that others could use, we encourage you to share it,
    and possibly make it part of the standard SiteManager distribution.

 - New functionality
 
    If you've got a new idea for SiteManager you'd like to see implemented, why not
    write it an send us a patch? We'll review your submission and put it into the
    main distribution if we think it would fit into the SiteManager system. Of course
    your own work is copywritten and you would receive credit in the documentation.

 - Bug fixes
 
    We're certainly not bold enough to say SiteManager is bug free. If you've come across
    a bug, fix it and send us a patch. We'd be happy to credit you in the change log.

 - Testing
 
    Although some form of SiteManager has been in use for over a year, it hasn't been tested
    on many different systems, with different operating systems, directory layouts, and 
    so forth. We'd like all feedback related to how it works on various platforms
     
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How To Submit Patches
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    If you write new code or bug fixes, please send us a unified diff of your work, and reference
    which version you've patched.
    
    Send patches and code to siteManager@roadsend.com

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How To Contact Us
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    You can contact us by going to the main Roadsend website:
    http://www.roadsend.com
    
    Or sending mail to:    
    siteManager@roadsend.com
    
    We also have a SourceForge project setup at:
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/sitemanager

    and a mailing list at:
    sitemanager-devel-subscribe@roadsend.com

    

