<commit_before>==================
Submitting patches
==================

We're always grateful for patches to Django's code. Indeed, bug reports
with associated patches will get fixed *far* more quickly than those
without patches.

Typo fixes and trivial documentation changes
--------------------------------------------

If you are fixing a really trivial issue, for example changing a word in the
documentation, the preferred way to provide the patch is using GitHub pull
requests without a Trac ticket. Trac tickets are still acceptable.

See the :doc:`working-with-git` for more details on how to use pull requests.

"Claiming" tickets
------------------

In an open-source project with hundreds of contributors around the world, it's
important to manage communication efficiently so that work doesn't get
duplicated and contributors can be as effective as possible.

Hence, our policy is for contributors to "claim" tickets in order to let other
developers know that a particular bug or feature is being worked on.

If you have identified a contribution you want to make and you're capable of
fixing it (as measured by your coding ability, knowledge of Django internals
and time availability), claim it by following these steps:

* `Create an account`_ to use in our ticket system. If you have an account
  but have forgotten your password, you can reset it using the
  `password reset page`_.

* If a ticket for this issue doesn't exist yet, create one in our
  `ticket tracker`_.

* If a ticket for this issue already exists, make sure nobody else has
  claimed it. To do this, look at the "Assigned to" section of the ticket.
  If it's assigned to "nobody," then it's available to be claimed.
  Otherwise, somebody else is working on this ticket, and you either find
  another bug/feature to work on, or contact the developer working on the
  ticket to offer your help.

* Log into your account, if you haven't already, by clicking "Login" in
  the upper right of the ticket page.

* Claim the ticket:

  1. click the "accept" radio button under "Action" near the bottom of the
     page,
  2. then click "Submit changes."

.. note::
    The Django software foundation requests that anyone contributing more than
    a trivial patch to Django sign and submit a `Contributor License<commit_msg>Update submitting-patches.txt<commit_after>==================
Submitting patches
==================

We're always grateful for patches to Django's code. Indeed, bug reports
with associated patches will get fixed *far* more quickly than those
without patches.

Typo fixes and trivial documentation changes
--------------------------------------------

If you are fixing a really trivial issue, for example changing a word in the
documentation, the preferred way to provide the patch is using GitHub pull
requests without a Trac ticket. Trac tickets are still acceptable.

See the :doc:`working-with-git` for more details on how to use pull requests.

"Claiming" tickets
------------------

In an open-source project with hundreds of contributors around the world, it's
important to manage communication efficiently so that work doesn't get
duplicated and contributors can be as effective as possible.

Hence, our policy is for contributors to "claim" tickets in order to let other
developers know that a particular bug or feature is being worked on.

If you have identified a contribution you want to make and you're capable of
fixing it (as measured by your coding ability, knowledge of Django internals
and time availability), claim it by following these steps:

* `Create an account`_ to use in our ticket system. If you have an account
  but have forgotten your password, you can reset it using the
  `password reset page`_.

* If a ticket for this issue doesn't exist yet, create one in our
  `ticket tracker`_.

* If a ticket for this issue already exists, make sure nobody else has
  claimed it. To do this, look at the "Owned by" section of the ticket.
  If it's assigned to "nobody," then it's available to be claimed.
  Otherwise, somebody else is working on this ticket, and you either find
  another bug/feature to work on, or contact the developer working on the
  ticket to offer your help.

* Log into your account, if you haven't already, by clicking "Login" in
  the upper right of the ticket page.

* Claim the ticket:

  1. click the "assign to myself" radio button under "Action" near the bottom of the
     page,
  2. then click "Submit changes."

.. note::
    The Django software foundation requests that anyone contributing more than
    a trivial patch to Django sign and submit a `Contributor License
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