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+# How to Contribute
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+## Reporting issues
+
+If you have a problem using Netgen/NGSolve consider asking a question in our [forum](https://ngsolve.com/forum).
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+If you found a bug create an issue in the [Github Issue Tracker](https://github.com/NGSolve/netgen/issues). Please be as specific as possible, issues with a reproducible minimal script will get more attention than unspecific one liners :)
+
+## Contributing patches
+
+We love and want to encourage community engagement and will review and accept patches and contributions to this project. There are just a few steps to follow:
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+On your first contribution, to clear any legal questions, we ask you to sign our [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/NGSolve/netgen/blob/master/CLA.pdf. Generally you have to sign this only once for Netgen or NGSolve. Please send the signed agreement to <joachim.schoeberl@tuwien.ac.at>.
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+Place a pull request on GitHub. From there we will pull it into our internal testing environment and, if approved, merge it into the main codebase.
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+If you have any questions feel free to ask on the [forum](https://ngsolve.com/forum).