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# Introduction

# Users

If you are a new user and you would like to start using DeltaSpike, you can have a look at the [Documentation](documentation/) and [subscribe](mailto:users-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org) our [mailing list for users](mailto:users@deltaspike.apache.org).
If you have troubles to find the information you are looking for, you can also ask in our [IRC-Channel](#IRC).

Furthermore, you can check our [mail-archives](#mailing-lists).

Before you file a ticket in our [Jira](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DELTASPIKE), please ask on the mailing list if it's a known issue in case of a bug or if there is an ongoing discussion in case of a feature.

You are very welcome to follow our twitter account [@DeltaSpikeTeam](http://twitter.com/#!/DeltaSpikeTeam) and spread the word of DeltaSpike with Tweets, Blog-Entries,...

# Getting Involved

Everybody is welcome to get involved with our community. You can find general information at [http://apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html](http://apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html) and [http://apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html](http://apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html).
The following sections provides some details about the different levels of getting involved.

If you want to contribute with [DeltaSpike Documentation](/documentation/), please read the [instructions
about the Documentation](documentation.html) that adresses how to contribute, render and publish it.

## Contributors

Before you get a committer you have to contribute to our effort. E.g. you can help users, participate in discussions on the dev list, submit patches,... . Therefore, it's essential to file a/n [(I)CLA](http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt) or [CLA](http://www.apache.org/licenses/cla-corporate.txt) and send it to secretary at apache dot org (or fax it) as early as possible.

If you would like to submit a patch through Jira, you can have a look at the [suggested approach](suggested-git-workflows.html).

Here is the contributors/committers page: [Contributors](contributors.html).

## Committers

Before you read this section, please ensure that you have read the contributor section. All of you are welcome to join our development effort. [Subscribe](mailto:dev-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org) our [mailing list for developers](mailto:dev@deltaspike.apache.org) and start contributing and help users.

Optionally [subscribe](mailto:commits-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org) our [mailing list for commits](mailto:commits@deltaspike.apache.org).

Furthermore, you can check our [mail-archives](community.html#mailing-lists).

Further details are available at [http://www.apache.org/dev/](http://www.apache.org/dev/).

# Mailing lists

<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>List (Address)</th>
<th>Subscribe</th>
<th>Unsubscribe</th>
<th>Archive</th>
<th>Mirrors</th>
<th></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:users@deltaspike.apache.org">User List</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:users-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Subscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:users-unsubscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/deltaspike-users/">Archive</a></td>
<td><a href="http://apache-deltaspike-discussions.2316169.n4.nabble.com/">Nabble</a></td>
<td><a href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=list%3Aorg.apache.deltaspike-users+order%3Adate-backward">MarkMail</a></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:dev@deltaspike.apache.org">Developer List</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:dev-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Subscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:dev-unsubscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/deltaspike-dev/">Archive</a></td>
<td><a href="http://apache-deltaspike-discussions.2316169.n4.nabble.com/">Nabble</a></td></td>
<td><a href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=list%3Aorg.apache.deltaspike-dev+order%3Adate-backward">MarkMail</a></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:commits@deltaspike.apache.org">Committer List</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:commits-subscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Subscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="mailto:commits-unsubscribe@deltaspike.apache.org">Unsubscribe</a></td>
<td><a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/deltaspike-commits/">Archive</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

# JIRA

Any kind of issue has to be filed in our [issue-tracker](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DELTASPIKE). If you have any question, you can ask us (e.g. via the mailing list for users).

# Spread the word

You are very welcome e.g. to write blog entries, tweet (#DeltaSpike) about the project or just follow our twitter account ([@DeltaSpikeTeam](http://twitter.com/#!/DeltaSpikeTeam)), ...

# IRC

Usually discussions happen on the mailing list. Some informal discussions take place in our IRC-Channel [irc://irc.freenode.net/deltaspike](irc://irc.freenode.net/deltaspike)

    //with the irssi command-line client:
    $ irssi

    > /connect irc.freenode.net
    > /join #deltaspike

If you are new to IRC you can use the pre-configures web-client you can find [here](http://people.apache.org/~gpetracek/deltaspike/freenode.html).