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Guide for potential mentees and new contributors to Packit.
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# Packit mentoring

This repository serves as a resource for potential mentees in mentoring programs like Outreachy, providing guidance on how to contribute to Packit.

Packit is an open-source project aimed at integrating upstream projects with downstream distributions, streamlining the packaging and release process. We welcome contributions from the community and encourage new contributors to get involved!

## Getting started

To contribute, check out the issues labeled **good-first-issue** in our repositories:

- [Packit repository](https://github.com/packit/packit/issues?q=is%3Aissue+state%3Aopen+label%3Agood-first-issue)
- [Ogr repository (a library used by Packit)](https://github.com/packit/ogr/issues?q=is%3Aissue+state%3Aopen+label%3Agood-first-issue)

We regularly add new issues, so there may be fresh opportunities to contribute!

If you're interested in an issue, check the comments and assignees to ensure no one else is working on it. Then, comment on the issue to let us know you'd like to take it on.

## Contribution guidelines

Before starting, please review our contribution guidelines:

- [Packit CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/packit/packit/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Ogr CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/packit/ogr/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

These guides provide essential information on how to set up your development environment and submit contributions effectively.

## Documentation

For more details about Packit, visit our documentation: [Packit Docs](https://packit.dev/docs)

## Communication

We primarily use GitHub for issue discussions. Additionally, you can join us on **Matrix** in the [`#packit:fedora.im`](https://matrix.to/#/#packit:fedora.im?web-instance[element.io]=chat.fedoraproject.org) channel for general questions and discussions.

## Getting Help

If anything is unclear, feel free to ask questions in the issue comments or on our **Matrix** channel - our team is happy to help!

Happy contributing!