1 * Contributing to the Mono project
3 There are many ways in which you can help in the Mono project:
6 * <b>Programmers:</b> You can work on a free
7 implementation of the <a
8 href="class-library.html">class libraries</a>, the
9 <a href="runtime.html">runtime engine</a>, <a
10 href="tools.html">the tools</a>, the <a
11 href="testing.html">testing framework</a>
13 * <b>Writers:</b> You can help us with writing <a
14 href="documentation.html">documentation</a>.
17 Those are just broad things that need to be worked on, but
18 something that would help tremendously would be to help with
19 small duties in the project that need to be addressed.
23 A few smaller tasks are here, dropped in no particular order:
25 * <b>MCS compilation process:</b> Currently MCS does
26 not build with a single `make' command. This should
27 be fixed (this being part of the `Joel Test' that
28 software has to pass).
30 * <b>Mono/doc and web site:</b> They need to be
31 packaged up in the official `distribution'
33 * <b>Enthusiasts: </b>
38 If you have looked at Microsoft's implementation of .NET or
39 their shared source code, you may not be able to contribute
40 to Mono. Details will follow when we know more about this.
42 In general be careful when you are implementing free software
43 and you have access to proprietary code. We need to make sure
44 that we are not using someone else's copyrighted code
47 Please do not use the <b>ildasm</b> program to disassemble
48 proprietary code when you are planning to reimplement a class
49 for Mono. If you have done this, we might not be able to use
52 Please stick to published documentation for implementing any