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# How to Contribute
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We love Pull Requests! Your contributions help make ChooseALicense.com great.
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## Getting Started
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So you want to contribute to ChooseALicense. Great! We welcome any help we can
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get. But first, please make sure you understand what
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[this site is all about](http://choosealicense.com/about).
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It’s not a comprehensive list of all possible licenses.
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If you understand the goals of this site and still want to suggest a change,
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please:
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* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
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* Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
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* Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
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* Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
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## Making Changes
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The easiest way to make a change is to simply edit a file from your browser.
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When you click the edit button, it will fork the repository under your account.
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Note what issue/issues your patch fixes in the commit message.
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For example, to [change this file](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md),
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find it in the GitHub repository. Then click the `Edit` button. Make your
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changes, type in a commit message, and click the `Propose File Change` button.
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That’s it!
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