.. Copyright (c) 2008-2018 OpenShot Studios, LLC
 (http://www.openshotstudios.com). This file is part of
 OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.openshot.org), an open-source project
 dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions
 to the world.

.. OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.

.. OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.

.. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with OpenShot Library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.


Contributing
============

Want to help improve OpenShot (*and make some friends in the process*)? Please consider joining
our open-source team by filling out this quick `contributor form <https://forms.gle/CRqkS5tLMJE1V36V8>`_
and introduce yourself! All volunteers are welcome, regardless of skills or skill level.
**Let's build something amazing!**

How to Contribute
-----------------

There are many different ways to help and support OpenShot, including:

- Testing
- `Translations <https://translations.launchpad.net/openshot/2.0>`_
- `Documentation <https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/tree/develop/doc>`_
- Customer Service
- Social Media / Marketing
- `Software Development <https://github.com/OpenShot>`_
- Art / Design / UI
- `User Community <https://openshot.org/forum>`_
- `Donations <https://openshot.org/donate>`_

All of these areas are **equally important**, so we would love to know which ones appeal to you
the most. Please take a moment and fill-out our quick `contributor form <https://forms.gle/CRqkS5tLMJE1V36V8>`_.

Did you find a bug?
-------------------

Please use our step-by-step bug reporting page: https://openshot.org/issues/new/ to troubleshoot
a potential new bug. This guide will instruct you on how to delete you log files, test with the
latest daily build, and search for duplicate bug reports (in case someone else has already reported
this same issue). At the end of the guide, it will help you create a detailed and useful bug report
for our development team and volunteers.

Software Developers
-------------------
OpenShot uses GitHub to manage issues and source code: https://github.com/OpenShot. Please
read our guide on `Becoming a Developer <https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/wiki/Become-a-Developer>`_ for
a step-by-step guide on compiling OpenShot and making your first pull request on GitHub.

Made with Love
--------------

OpenShot Video Editor is a volunteer effort and a **labor of love**. Please
be patient with any issues you find, and feel free to `get involved <https://forms.gle/CRqkS5tLMJE1V36V8>`_ and
help us fix them!

| Thank you for your support!
| *-- OpenShot Team*
