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initial version of CONTRIBUTING


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Branch: refs/heads/develop
Commit: 2b2cc0cb6be884357c3c88a94f8204b55347534d
Parents: 8676744
Author: Justin Mclean <jm...@apache.org>
Authored: Thu Mar 20 09:40:31 2014 +1100
Committer: Justin Mclean <jm...@apache.org>
Committed: Thu Mar 20 09:40:31 2014 +1100

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+Apache Flex (Flex)
+==================
+
+    Apache Flex SDK is an application development framework for easily building
+    Flash-based applications for mobile devices, web browsers, and desktops.
+   
+    For detailed information about Apache Flex SDK and other Apache Flex projects
+    please visit:
+    http://flex.apache.org/
+
+
+Contributing
+============
+
+    Apache Flex is for the community and we would like to see more
+    community involvement.
+
+    The community can help the Apache Flex project by helping out in the
+    following areas.
+      - Testing / Fixing bugs. Providing patches.
+      - Assisting other users with their requests for help.
+      - Helping out with release candidates.
+      - Wiki / Documentation.
+      - Translations into other languages.
+      - Public relations.
+      - Examples of code and components.
+      
+    All contributions are welcome. Continued involvement in the project may
+    warrant you being selected as a committer by the Apache Flex PMC.
+    
+    For more details information please visit:
+    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Helping+Out
+    
+Mailing Lists
+=============
+
+	The two main mailing list are the user list for discussing how to code in
+	Flex and any issues you run into and the dev list for discussing ongoing
+	development of the SDK.
+	
+	You can subscribe to the mailing lists by sending an email to:
+	users-subscribe@flex.apache.org
+	dev-subscribe@flex.apache.org
+	
+	Note that both mailing lists have are mid-high volume lists.
+	
+    For those who prefer forums:
+    http://s.apache.org/flex-users-forum
+    http://s.apache.org/flex-dev-forum
+    
+Reporting Bugs
+==============
+   
+    The bug base for Apache Flex can be found here:
+    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX
+    
+    You need to set up a JIRA account to submit a bug report but can browse
+    and search the bug base without an account.
+    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/3.1+JIRA+Account
+    
+    When reporting an issue the follow information is helpful:
+    - OS, browser and Flash Player version or AIR version
+    - Screen shots
+    - Small sample application showing the issue
+    - Steps on how to reproduce the issue
+    	 
+    Please search through JIRA before submitting new bugs. It may be that the
+    bug you've found has already been reported.
+
+Getting the code
+================
+
+	The Apache FLex SDK code is stored in a git repository.
+    https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/1.+Setting+up+the+SDK
+
+	To check out:
+    git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-sdk.git sdk
+    cd sdk
+    git checkout develop
+
+    You will also need:
+    git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-tlf.git tlf
+
+    See the RELEASE_NOTE for how to set up and build the SDK.
+    
+    You can also see a GitHub mirror here:
+    https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk
+
+Contributing Code
+=================
+    
+    If you have a bug fix, new component or other code you which to give to
+    Apache Flex please open a JIRA ticket and attach the code to it.
+    
+    A committer will take a look, review and test it and help you get the code
+    into the SDK.
+    
+    If the code is a significant size we may ask you to sign an license
+    agreement (ICLA) or software grant.
+    
+
+Thanks for using Apache Flex.  Enjoy!
+
+The Apache Flex Project
+<http://flex.apache.org>