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  • Q: I'd like to participate. How do I begin?

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      Join the IRC channels on Freenode to contact the community! #minetest is for general discussion, #minetest-delta is for developing the engine, and #minetest-mods is for developing new content.


         — Mark Holmquist (MarkTraceur) · 5 years ago
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        Talk about diverse kinds of contributions. Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).

      • Examples:

        Here's how to download and patch our codes…

        Read about our death-defying mailing list and momentous IRC channel at http://lobstermag.net.

  • Q: Other than writing code, how can I contribute?

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      Help modders with graphic design

      Joining #minetest-mods and helping modders with graphic design is a very helpful thing, because it enables them to focus on coding. You could also work on skins in the downtime, giving players multiple choices for game style!


         — Mark Holmquist (MarkTraceur) · 5 years ago
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      Help with public-facing articles

      A lot of the current documentation and literature in the project is somewhat less than friendly, often littered with swear words and insults, because it was written largely for internal use among the core developers. Join #minetest-delta and ask how to help with this task.


         — Mark Holmquist (MarkTraceur) · 5 years ago
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        Discuss documentation, testing, webmastering, and/or publicity.

        Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).

      • Example:

        We need people to download version 0.4.5 and make sure the frobulator still frobulates correctly.

  • Q: What's a good bug for a newcomer to tackle?

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        Many projects have good small tasks that can teach newcomers how the project works. Now's your chance to share one of them!

        Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).

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        Someone could improve the photo upload dialog box so that it lets you resize the photo before sending it to the web.

  • Q: What is a bug or issue with Minetest that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?

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      • Examples:

        I don't know how to get started with internationalizing my app.

        Bug 392 about printing was filed five years ago, and I don't even know if printing still works.

        I want help from a C coder writing a Maildir patch for Alpine.

      • Note:

        If this issue was formally filed on the web, be sure to include the URL.

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About Minetest

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A C++ clone of Infiniminer / Minecraft, GPL'd and including a Lua API.

from the profile of Mark Holmquist (MarkTraceur)

The code is mostly written in C++.

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