.. _contributing:

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Contributing to python-ironicclient
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If you're interested in contributing to the python-ironicclient project,
the following will help get you started.

#openstack-ironic on Freenode IRC Network
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There is a very active chat channel at irc://freenode.net/#openstack-ironic.
This is usually the best place to ask questions and find your way around.
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat and it is a way to chat online in real
time. You can ask a question and come back later to read the answer in the
log files. Logs for the #openstack-ironic IRC channel are stored at
http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/%23openstack-ironic/.

Contributor License Agreement
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.. index::
   single: license; agreement

In order to contribute to the python-ironicclient project, you need to have
signed OpenStack's contributor's agreement.

.. seealso::

   * http://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html
   * http://wiki.openstack.org/CLA

LaunchPad Project
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Most of the tools used for OpenStack depend on a launchpad.net ID for
authentication. After signing up for a launchpad account, join the
"openstack" team to have access to the mailing list and receive
notifications of important events.

.. seealso::

   * http://launchpad.net
   * http://launchpad.net/python-ironicclient
   * http://launchpad.net/~openstack


Project Hosting Details
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Bug tracker
    http://launchpad.net/python-ironicclient

Mailing list (prefix subjects with ``[ironic]`` for faster responses)
    http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev

Code Hosting
    https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-ironicclient

Code Review
    https://review.openstack.org/#/q/status:open+project:openstack/python-ironicclient,n,z