Contributor Onboarding ====================== For new contributors, the following are useful onboarding information. Contributing to Neutron ----------------------- Work within Neutron is discussed on the openstack-dev mailing list, as well as in the #openstack-neutron IRC channel. While these are great channels for engaging Neutron, the bulk of discussion of patches and code happens in gerrit itself. With regards to gerrit, code reviews are a great way to learn about the project. There is also a list of `low or wishlist `_ priority bugs which are ideal for a new contributor to take on. If you haven't done so you should setup a Neutron development environment so you can actually run the code. Devstack is the usual convenient environment to setup such an environment. See `devstack.org `_ or `NeutronDevstack `_ for more information on using Neutron with devstack. Helping with documentation can also be a useful first step for a newcomer. `Here `_ is a list of documentation bugs that are tagged with 'neutron'; bug reports are created here for neutron reviews with a 'DocImpact' in the commit message. IRC Information and Etiquette ----------------------------- The main IRC channel for Neutron is #openstack-neutron. We also utilize #openstack-lbaas for LBaaS specific discussions. The weekly meeting is documented in the `list of meetings `_ wiki page.