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=Get Involved=
 
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So you want to help? Great! You don't have to be an Eclipse guru or code monkey to help. There are many ways to participate in the Eclipse community.
So you want to help? Great! You don't have to be an Eclipse guru or code monkey to help. There are many ways to help Eclipse development:
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== Donate ==
 
== Donate ==
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== Share Your Knowledge ==
 
== Share Your Knowledge ==
* Help other users through our [http://www.eclipse.org/forums/ newsgroups and forums]
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* Help other users on the [http://www.eclipse.org/forums/ forums] or on [[IRC]]
 
* Share your Eclipse [http://www.eclipse.org/resources/ article], [http://planet.eclipse.org/planet/ blog] or [http://live.eclipse.org/ multi-media presentation]
 
* Share your Eclipse [http://www.eclipse.org/resources/ article], [http://planet.eclipse.org/planet/ blog] or [http://live.eclipse.org/ multi-media presentation]
 
* Write Documentation
 
* Write Documentation
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* [http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/query.cgi Is there some bug] that really bothers you? Instead of just reporting it, fix it. And there are [http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?keywords=helpwanted&resolution=--- many bugs marked with ''helpwanted''].
 
* [http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/query.cgi Is there some bug] that really bothers you? Instead of just reporting it, fix it. And there are [http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?keywords=helpwanted&resolution=--- many bugs marked with ''helpwanted''].
 
: To learn how the bug-fixing process works, check out the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Bug_Reporting_FAQ bug reporting FAQ]:
 
: To learn how the bug-fixing process works, check out the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Bug_Reporting_FAQ bug reporting FAQ]:
: To learn about the lifecycle of bugzilla entries, check out the [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Development_Resources/HOWTO/Bugzilla_Use development process]
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: To learn about the lifecycle of bugzilla entries, check out the [[Development Resources/HOWTO/Bugzilla Use|development process]]
* [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Google_Summer_of_Code Google Summer of Code]: Participate and get paid for coding!
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* [[GoogleGoogle Summer of Code]]: Participate and get paid for coding!

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So you want to help? Great! You don't have to be an Eclipse guru or code monkey to help. There are many ways to participate in the Eclipse community.

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