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+If you are interested in understanding the internals of Google Mock,
+building from source, or contributing ideas or modifications to the
+project, then this document is for you.
+
+# Introduction #
+
+First, let's give you some background of the project.
+
+## Licensing ##
+
+All Google Mock source and pre-built packages are provided under the [New BSD License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php).
+
+## The Google Mock Community ##
+
+The Google Mock community exists primarily through the [discussion group](http://groups.google.com/group/googlemock), the
+[issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/issues/list) and, to a lesser extent, the [source control repository](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/source/checkout). You are definitely encouraged to contribute to the
+discussion and you can also help us to keep the effectiveness of the
+group high by following and promoting the guidelines listed here.
+
+### Please Be Friendly ###
+
+Showing courtesy and respect to others is a vital part of the Google
+culture, and we strongly encourage everyone participating in Google
+Mock development to join us in accepting nothing less. Of course,
+being courteous is not the same as failing to constructively disagree
+with each other, but it does mean that we should be respectful of each
+other when enumerating the 42 technical reasons that a particular
+proposal may not be the best choice. There's never a reason to be
+antagonistic or dismissive toward anyone who is sincerely trying to
+contribute to a discussion.
+
+Sure, C++ testing is serious business and all that, but it's also
+a lot of fun. Let's keep it that way. Let's strive to be one of the
+friendliest communities in all of open source.
+
+### Where to Discuss Google Mock ###
+
+As always, discuss Google Mock in the official [Google C++ Mocking Framework discussion group](http://groups.google.com/group/googlemock). You don't have to actually submit
+code in order to sign up. Your participation itself is a valuable
+contribution.
+
+# Working with the Code #
+
+If you want to get your hands dirty with the code inside Google Mock,
+this is the section for you.
+
+## Checking Out the Source from Subversion ##
+
+Checking out the Google Mock source is most useful if you plan to
+tweak it yourself. You check out the source for Google Mock using a
+[Subversion](http://subversion.tigris.org/) client as you would for any
+other project hosted on Google Code. Please see the instruction on
+the [source code access page](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/source/checkout) for how to do it.
+
+## Compiling from Source ##
+
+Once you check out the code, you can find instructions on how to
+compile it in the [README](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/source/browse/trunk/README) file.
+
+## Testing ##
+
+A mocking framework is of no good if itself is not thoroughly tested.
+Tests should be written for any new code, and changes should be
+verified to not break existing tests before they are submitted for
+review. To perform the tests, follow the instructions in [README](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/source/browse/trunk/README) and
+verify that there are no failures.
+
+# Contributing Code #
+
+We are excited that Google Mock is now open source, and hope to get
+great patches from the community. Before you fire up your favorite IDE
+and begin hammering away at that new feature, though, please take the
+time to read this section and understand the process. While it seems
+rigorous, we want to keep a high standard of quality in the code
+base.
+
+## Contributor License Agreements ##
+
+You must sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) before we can
+accept any code. The CLA protects you and us.
+
+ * If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual CLA](http://code.google.com/legal/individual-cla-v1.0.html).
+ * If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work to Google Mock, then you'll need to sign a [corporate CLA](http://code.google.com/legal/corporate-cla-v1.0.html).
+
+Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and
+instructions for how to sign and return it.
+
+## Coding Style ##
+
+To keep the source consistent, readable, diffable and easy to merge,
+we use a fairly rigid coding style, as defined by the [google-styleguide](http://code.google.com/p/google-styleguide/) project. All patches will be expected
+to conform to the style outlined [here](http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml).
+
+## Submitting Patches ##
+
+Please do submit code. Here's what you need to do:
+
+ 1. Normally you should make your change against the SVN trunk instead of a branch or a tag, as the latter two are for release control and should be treated mostly as read-only.
+ 1. Decide which code you want to submit. A submission should be a set of changes that addresses one issue in the [Google Mock issue tracker](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/issues/list). Please don't mix more than one logical change per submittal, because it makes the history hard to follow. If you want to make a change that doesn't have a corresponding issue in the issue tracker, please create one.
+ 1. Also, coordinate with team members that are listed on the issue in question. This ensures that work isn't being duplicated and communicating your plan early also generally leads to better patches.
+ 1. Ensure that your code adheres to the [Google Mock source code style](#Coding_Style.md).
+ 1. Ensure that there are unit tests for your code.
+ 1. Sign a Contributor License Agreement.
+ 1. Create a patch file using `svn diff`.
+ 1. We use [Rietveld](http://codereview.appspot.com/) to do web-based code reviews. You can read about the tool [here](http://code.google.com/p/rietveld/wiki/CodeReviewHelp). When you are ready, upload your patch via Rietveld and notify `googlemock@googlegroups.com` to review it. There are several ways to upload the patch. We recommend using the [upload\_gmock.py](http://code.google.com/p/googlemock/source/browse/trunk/scripts/upload_gmock.py) script, which you can find in the `scripts/` folder in the SVN trunk.
+
+## Google Mock Committers ##
+
+The current members of the Google Mock engineering team are the only
+committers at present. In the great tradition of eating one's own
+dogfood, we will be requiring each new Google Mock engineering team
+member to earn the right to become a committer by following the
+procedures in this document, writing consistently great code, and
+demonstrating repeatedly that he or she truly gets the zen of Google
+Mock.
+
+# Release Process #
+
+We follow the typical release process for Subversion-based projects:
+
+ 1. A release branch named `release-X.Y` is created.
+ 1. Bugs are fixed and features are added in trunk; those individual patches are merged into the release branch until it's stable.
+ 1. An individual point release (the `Z` in `X.Y.Z`) is made by creating a tag from the branch.
+ 1. Repeat steps 2 and 3 throughout one release cycle (as determined by features or time).
+ 1. Go back to step 1 to create another release branch and so on.
+
+
+---
+
+This page is based on the [Making GWT Better](http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/makinggwtbetter.html) guide from the [Google Web Toolkit](http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/) project. Except as otherwise [noted](http://code.google.com/policies.html#restrictions), the content of this page is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/). \ No newline at end of file