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      Start out by subscribing to a suitable mailing list and hang out there a while to get to know the community. Also download the code, build it, run it and play with it.


         — Daniel Stenberg (bagder) · 4 years ago
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  • Q: Other than writing code, how can I contribute?

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      Help out with bugs

      File bug reports, try out fixes or try to repeat bugs. These tasks help greatly when working on bug reports.


         — Daniel Stenberg (bagder) · 4 years ago
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      improve docs

      curl and libcurl can do a bazillion things, we need to make sure the documentation is complete, up-to-date and written in a way that is understandable!


         — Daniel Stenberg (bagder) · 4 years ago
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        Discuss documentation, testing, webmastering, and/or publicity.

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        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!

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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 curl and libcurl that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?

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        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.

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

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About curl and libcurl

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curl is a command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax. libcurl is the library that powers curl.

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The code is mostly written in C.

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