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## Getting Started ## Getting Started
If you're interested in helping us develop Discourse, please start with our **[Discourse Vagrant Developer Guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/VAGRANT.md)**, which includes instructions to get up and running in a development environment using a virtual machine. It's the easiest way to hack on Discourse. If you're interested in helping us develop Discourse, please start with our **[Discourse Vagrant Developer Guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/VAGRANT.md)**, which includes instructions to get up and running in a development environment using a virtual machine. It's the easiest way to hack on Discourse!
If you're familiar with how Rails works and are comfortable setting up your own environment, you can use our **[Discourse Advanced Developer Guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPER-ADVANCED.md)** If you're familiar with how Rails works and are comfortable setting up your own environment, use our **[Discourse Advanced Developer Guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPER-ADVANCED.md)**.
### Requirements ### Requirements
- Ruby 1.9.3+
- PostgreSQL 9.1+ - PostgreSQL 9.1+
- Redis 2.6+ - Redis 2.6+
- Ruby 1.9.3+
## Vision ## Vision
This is a **Civilized Discourse Construction Kit**, an 100% open-source discussion platform that is free to use and contribute to -- forever. Discourse is a **Civilized Discourse Construction Kit**, an 100% open-source discussion platform that is free for everyone to use and contribute to -- forever.
Key Discourse mission goals: Key Discourse mission goals:
- **Flattened discussion**, to avoid the akwardness of threaded discussion, while attaching replies which can be expanded in place for additional context. - A **flattened discussion**, to avoid the akwardness of threaded discussion, while allowing replies to be expanded for additional context.
- A **user trust system** that grants users additional rights to assist in moderating the forum as they participate in good faith over time. The goal is for the forum to be nearly self-moderating in the absence of any formal moderators, although excellent moderators accelerate the process greatly. - A **user trust system** that grants users additional rights to assist in moderating the forum as they participate in good faith over time. The goal is for the forum to be nearly self-moderating in the absence of any formal moderators, although excellent moderators accelerate the process greatly.
- An **advanced JavaScript app** which runs in modern browsers, but delivers usability on both the desktop and the tablet, without the need for a native app.
- An **advanced JavaScript app** which runs in modern browsers and works identically on desktop and tablet, without the need for a native app.
- A **contemporary, robust technology stack**, free of legacy PHP and MySQL constraints limiting developers and administrators. - A **contemporary, robust technology stack**, free of legacy PHP and MySQL constraints limiting developers and administrators.
The Discourse team wishes to **foster an active community of contributors**, all of whom commit to delivering this continued vision, and ensure that online discussions can grow and thrive in an Internet age dominated by micro-blogging and diminishing attention spans. The Discourse team wishes to **foster an active community of contributors**, all of whom commit to delivering this continued vision, and ensure that online discussions can grow and thrive in an Internet age dominated by micro-blogging and diminishing attention spans.
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This vision translates to the following functional commitments: This vision translates to the following functional commitments:
1. Support only modern browsers on the desktop: 1. Support only modern browsers on the desktop:
- Internet Explorer 9.0, 10.0+ - Internet Explorer 9.0, 10.0+
- Firefox 16+ - Firefox 16+
- Google Chrome *infinite* - Google Chrome 23+
- Safari 5+ - Safari 5+
2. Support the latest generation of tablets, 7" or larger
2. Support the latest generation of tablets:
- iPad 2+ - iPad 2+
- Android 4.1+ on 7" and 10" - Android 4.1+
- Windows 8 - Windows 8
3. Deliver support for the latest generation of small screen mobile/smartphones *as soon as possible*: 3. Deliver support for the latest generation of small screen mobile/smartphones *as soon as possible*:
- Windows Phone 8 - Windows Phone 8
- iOS 5+ - iOS 5+
- Android 4.0+ - Android 4.0+
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In order to be prepared for contributing to Discourse, please: In order to be prepared for contributing to Discourse, please:
1. Review the **VISION** section above, which will help you understand the needs of the team, and the focus of the project, 1. Review the **VISION** section above, which will help you understand the needs of the team, and the focus of the project,
2. Read & sign the **[Electronic Discourse Forums Contribution License Agreement](https://docs.google.com/a/discourse.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGUwejFfbDhDYXR4bVFMRG1TUENqLWc6MQ)**, to confirm you've read and acknowledged the legal aspects of your contributions, and 2. Read and sign the **[Electronic Discourse Forums Contribution License Agreement](https://docs.google.com/a/discourse.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGUwejFfbDhDYXR4bVFMRG1TUENqLWc6MQ)**, to confirm you've read and acknowledged the legal aspects of your contributions, and
3. Dig into **[CONTRIBUTING.MD](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)**, which houses all of the necessary info to: 3. Dig into **[CONTRIBUTING.MD](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)**, which houses all of the necessary info to:
- submit bugs, - submit bugs,
- request new features, and - request new features, and
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## Expertise ## Expertise
Discourse implements a variety of open source tech. You may wish to familiarize yourself with the various components that Discourse is built on, in order to be an effective contributor: In order to be an effective contributor, familiarize yourself with the various open source omponents that Discourse is built on:
### Languages/Frameworks ### Languages/Frameworks