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<appendix id='resources'>
<title>Contributing to the Yocto Project</title>

<section id='resources-intro'>
    <title>Introduction</title>
    <para>
        The Yocto Project team is happy for people to experiment with the Yocto Project.
        A number of places exist to find help if you run into difficulties or find bugs. 
        To find out how to download source code,
        see the "<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</ulink>"
        list item in The Yocto Project Development Manual.
    </para>
</section>

<section id='resources-bugtracker'>
    <title>Tracking Bugs</title>

    <para>
        If you find problems with the Yocto Project, you should report them using the 
        Bugzilla application at <ulink url='http://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/'></ulink>.
    </para>
</section>

<section id='resources-mailinglist'>
    <title>Mailing lists</title>

    <para>
        To subscribe to the Yocto Project mailing lists, click on the following URLs and follow the instructions:
        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem><para><emphasis>
                <ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink></emphasis>:
                Use this list to receive offical Yocto Project announcements for developments and 
                to learn about Yocto Project milestones.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto'></ulink></emphasis>:
                Use this list to monitor Yocto Project development discussions, ask questions, and 
                get help.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/poky'></ulink></emphasis>:
                Use this list to monitor discussions about the Yocto Project build system Poky, 
                ask questions, and get help.</para></listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </para>
</section>

<section id='resources-irc'>
    <title>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</title>

    <para>
        Two IRC channels on freenode are available for the Yocto Project and Poky discussions:
        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem><para><filename>#yocto</filename></para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><filename>#poky</filename></para></listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </para>
</section>

<section id='resources-links'>
    <title>Links</title>

    <para>
        Following is a list of resources you will find helpful:
        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org'>The Yocto Project website</ulink>:
                </emphasis> The home site for the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.openedhand.com/'>OpenedHand</ulink>:</emphasis>
                The company where the Yocto Project build system Poky was first developed.
                OpenedHand has since been acquired by Intel Corporation.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.intel.com/'>Intel Corporation</ulink>:</emphasis>
                The company who acquired OpenedHand in 2008 and continues development on the 
                Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>:</emphasis>
                The upstream, generic, embedded distribution the Yocto Project build system (Poky) derives
                from and to which it contributes.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>
                BitBake</ulink>:</emphasis> The tool used to process Yocto Project metadata.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'>
                BitBake User Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> A comprehensive guide to the BitBake tool.
                </para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://pimlico-project.org/'>Pimlico</ulink>:</emphasis>
                A suite of lightweight Personal Information Management (PIM) applications designed 
                primarily for handheld and mobile devices.</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://wiki.qemu.org/Index.html'>QEMU</ulink>:
                </emphasis> An open source machine emulator and virtualizer.</para></listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </para>
</section>

<section id='resources-contributions'>
    <title>Contributions</title>

    <para>
        The Yocto Project gladly accepts contributions.
        You can submit changes to the project either by creating and sending pull requests, 
        or by submitting patches through email.
        For information on how to do both, see the
        "<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#how-to-submit-a-change'>How to Submit a Change</ulink>"
        section in The Yocto Project Development Manual.
    </para>
</section>

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