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+Friendica on GitHub
+===================
+
+* [Home](help)
+
+Here is how you can work on the code with us. If you have any questions please write to the Friendica developers' forum.
+
+Introduction to the workflow with our GitHub repository
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+1. Install git on the system you will be developing on.
+2. Create your own [GitHub](https://github.com) account.
+3. Fork the Friendica repository from [https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git](https://github.com/friendica/friendica.git).
+4. Clone your fork from your GitHub account to your machine.
+Follow the instructions provided here: [http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/](http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/) to create and use your own tracking fork on GitHub
+5. Run `bin/composer.phar install` in Friendica's folder.
+6. Commit your changes to your fork.
+Then go to your GitHub page and create a "Pull request" to notify us to merge your work.
+
+Our Git Branches
+----------------
+
+There are two relevant branches in the main repo on GitHub:
+
+1. stable: This branch contains stable releases only.
+2. develop: This branch contains the latest code.
+This is what you want to work with.
+
+Fast-forwarding
+---------------
+
+Fast forwarding is enabled by default in git.
+When you merge with fast-forwarding it does not add a new commit to mark when you've performed the merge and how.
+This means in your commit history you can't know exactly what happened in terms of merges.
+**It's best to turn off fast-forwarding.**
+This is done by running "git merge --no-ff".
+[Here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5519007/how-do-i-make-git-merges-default-be-no-ff-no-commit) is an explanation on how to configure git to turn off fast-forwarding by default.
+You can find some more background reading [here](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/).
+
+Release branches
+----------------
+
+A release branch is created when the develop branch contains all features it should have.
+A release branch is used for a few things.
+
+1. It allows last-minute bug fixing before the release goes to stable branch.
+2. It allows meta-data changes (README, CHANGELOG, etc.) for version bumps and documentation changes.
+3. It makes sure the develop branch can receive new features that are **not** part of this release.
+
+That last point is important because...
+**The moment a release branch is created, develop is now intended for the version after this release**.
+So please don't ever merge develop into a release!
+An example: If a release branch "release-3.4" is created, "develop" becomes either 3.5 or 4.0.
+If you were to merge develop into release-3.4 at this point, features and bug-fixes intended for 3.5 or 4.0 might leak into this release branch.
+This might introduce new bugs, too.
+Which defeats the purpose of the release branch.
+
+Some important reminders
+------------------------
+
+1. Please pull in any changes from the project repository and merge them with your work **before** issuing a pull request.
+We reserve the right to reject any patch which results in a large number of merge conflicts.
+This is especially true in the case of language translations - where we may not be able to understand the subtle differences between conflicting versions.
+
+2. **Test your changes**.
+Don't assume that a simple fix won't break anything else.
+If possible get an experienced Friendica developer to review the code.
+Don't hesitate to ask us in case of doubt.
+
+3. Check your code for typos.
+There is a console command called *typo* for this.
+
+	$> php bin/console.php typo
+
+Check out how to work with [our Vagrant](help/Vagrant) to save a lot of setup time!
+