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- You may have heard or read about Harmony's strict rules for contributor's - eligibility. We take this seriously because a number of parties implement - Java, and we respect their rights to their property. If you have detailed - knowledge of another implementation of Java, and they have not explicitly - approved your participation in Harmony, please check whether we will be able - to accept your contribution by reading the - Apache Harmony contribution policy. -

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+ You may have heard or read about Harmony's strict rules for contributor's + eligibility. We take this seriously because a number of parties implement + Java, and we respect their rights to their property. If you have detailed + knowledge of another implementation of Java, and they have not explicitly + approved your participation in Harmony, please check whether we will be able + to accept your contribution by reading the + Apache Harmony contribution policy. +

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One of the best ways to get involved in the Harmony project is to - create patches or additions and contribute them. All contributions - should be made via a new entry in our project + create patches or additions and contribute them. When you propose + a specific change to the software for discussion or voting on the + mailing list, you should present in the form of input to the patch + command. + All contributions should be made via a new entry in our project JIRA.

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- Here are some basic guidelines and suggestions : -

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- Please use the subversion 'diff' utility to create a patch as follows : - -

-    svn diff file.java > file.patch
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- - where 'file' is the filename that you have changed. This will produce a - nice patch file that can be added to the JIRA, which makes it easy for - the project committers to review and possibly accept your patch. -

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+ Once you are sure you have tested/reviewed your changes, do the following: +

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