# So You Want to Contribute…

For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the contributor guide to get started. It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we communicate as a community, etc.

Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started with Cyborg.

## Communication

We use the #openstack-cyborg channel on the OFTC IRC network.

The weekly meetings happen in this channel. You can find the meeting times, previous meeting logs and proposed meeting agendas at Cyborg Team Meeting Page.

The openstack-discuss mailing list is another way we make announcement and discuss some topics in public. Cyborg related discussions usually start with tag:[cyborg]. Theopenstack-discussArchiveshttp://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/

## Contacting the Core Team

The core reviewers of Cyborg and their emails are listed in Cyborg core team.

## New Feature Planning

To propose or plan new features, we add a new story in the Cyborg Launchpad and/or propose a specification in the cyborg-specs repository.

## Task Tracking

We track our tasks in the Launchpad.

We also have our planed goals and schedule for each OpenStack official release. If you are a new contributor who are looking for tasks, please take a look. we have tasks from low-hanging-fruit to middle, and advanced levels. Development_Release_Schedule If you’re looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started on, ask in the IRC meeting.

## Reporting a Bug

You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so on Launchpad. More info about Launchpad usage can be found on OpenStack docs page. But before you report a bug or register a new feature, we recommend you to check if it is already registered there. Otherwise, it might be a duplicated patch and will be abandoned. If you’re still confused, as a more efficient way, we encourage you to go and ask PTL and cores in the IRC channel directly. Or mail PTL if IRC is not convenient for you.

## Getting Your Patch Merged

To merge a patch, it must pass all voting Zuul checks and get two +2s from core reviewers. We strive to avoid scenarios where one person from a company or organization proposes a patch, and two other core reviewers from the same organization approve it to get it merged. In other words, at least one among the patch author and the two approving reviwers must be from another organization.

We are constantly striving to improve quality. Proposed patches must generally have unit tests and/or functional tests that cover the changes, and strive to improve code coverage.

## Project Team Lead Duties

All common PTL duties are enumerated in the PTL guide.

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