SXEmacs Policies & Procedures Manual

This is the SXEmacs Policies & Procedures Manual. It was last updated November 6, 2010.

Copyright © 2004 - 2010 Steve Youngs.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence, Version 2.

Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions.

This document, as its name implies, is directed towards anyone who is actively involved (or thinking of becoming actively involved) in the development of SXEmacs.

• Mission Statement: Why we do what we do
• Online Presence: Where we make our first impressions
• Dispute Resolution: Arguments can be resolved
• Coding Style: Making sure your code looks like our code
• Patches: Handling contributed code/docs
• Feature Requests: Dealing with feature requests
• Support Requests: Handling support requests
• Bug Reports: Dealing with bug reports
• Making Releases: Getting the finished product to the user
• New Features: Getting new stuff into the code base
• Compatibility: With XEmacs and GNU/Emacs
• Copyright and Licencing: We won't accept just any old licence
• Developer Recruitment: How to get new blood
• Making/Altering Policies: Changing or updating this document
• Version Control: How we keep track of the source
• Concept Index: Concept Index