Thank you for being interested in contributing to Elektra!

\subsection*{How can I get started?}

We prepared \href{https://github.com/ElektraInitiative/libelektra/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22}{\tt good first issues} for you.


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\item We encourage you to improve documentation.
\item In the source code, you should look into \hyperlink{src_libs_README_md}{libs} and \hyperlink{src_plugins_README_md}{plugins}.
\item You can always peek into the T\+O\+D\+Os, if you don\textquotesingle{}t know what to do.
\item An ideal project is to \hyperlink{doc_help_elektra-glossary_md}{elektrify} some free software.
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Elektrify means\+:


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\item Patch the application so that it uses Elektra as its configuration system.
\item Write a specification that describes how the configuration of the application looks like.
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If you are interested in directly improving Elektra, other projects might be of more interest to you\+:


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\item Further configuration file formats could be supported.
\item The tools could be improved.
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\subsection*{What are the requirements to participate?}

Anyone can join!

First you should familiarize with the Elektra Initiative\+:


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\item If you did not yet look at the \href{https://www.libelektra.org/}{\tt home page} please do so!
\item Look into the contributing guidelines
\item Look into the \href{https://issues.libelektra.org/}{\tt issue tracker} and pick an easy task.
\item Say hello in the issue you are interested in participating, or create a new issue.
\item Create a PR which solves the issue.
\item We will give you further feedback. 
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