docs/index.md

   1 # Build
   2
   3 CiviCRM is an open-source application which can be poked, prodded, twisted,
   4 and hacked.  It can be customized (with minimal code skills), extended (for
   5 add-ons and integrations), and collaboratively developed.
   6
   7 <table>
   8   <tbody>
   9     <tr>
  10       <td><a href="requirements">Requirements</a></td>
  11       <td>Get the tools you need</td>
  12     </tr>
  13     <tr>
  14       <td><a href="build">Git Install</a></td>
  15       <td>Install the latest code from git</td>
  16     </tr>
  17     <tr>
  18       <td><a href="customize">Customize</a></td>
  19       <td>Change your site without coding</td>
  20     </tr>
  21     <tr>
  22       <td><a href="extend">Extend</a></td>
  23       <td>Create an add-on or integration</td>
  24     </tr>
  25     <tr>
  26       <td><a href="develop">Develop</a></td>
  27       <td>Create a feature or fix for CiviCRM</td>
  28     </tr>
  29     <tr>
  30       <td><a href="test">Test</a></td>
  31       <td>Make it good</td>
  32     </tr>
  33     <tr>
  34       <td><a href="reference">Reference</a></td>
  35       <td>Dig into the nitty-gritty</td>
  36     </tr>
  37   </tbody>
  38 </table>
  39
  40 # Collaborate
  41
  42 As an open-source project, CiviCRM is managed by an international community
  43 of developers and activists. If you have questions, issues, or want to make
  44 plans for new development, reach out online.
  45
  46 <table>
  47   <tbody>
  48     <tr>
  49       <td><a href="https://civicrm.org/blog">Blog</a></td>
  50       <td>Read about the big developments</td>
  51     </tr>
  52     <tr>
  53       <td><a href="http://forum.civicrm.org/">Forum</a></td>
  54       <td>Converse in the public square</td>
  55     </tr>
  56     <tr>
  57       <td><a href="https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/">Github</a></td>
  58       <td>Tap the firehose of core development</td>
  59     </tr>
  60     <tr>
  61       <td><a href="FIXME">Guidelines</a></td>
  62       <td>Check the rules of the road</td>
  63     </tr>
  64     <tr>
  65       <td><a href="https://irc.civicrm.org/">IRC</a></td>
  66       <td>Chat with other developers in real-time</td>
  67     </tr>
  68     <tr>
  69       <td><a href="http://issues.civicrm.org/">Issues</a></td>
  70       <td>Discover on-going and resolved issues</td>
  71     </tr>
  72     <tr>
  73       <td><a href="FIXME">Publish</a></td>
  74       <td>Share your extensions</td>
  75     </tr>
  76     <tr>
  77       <td><a href="FIXME">Sprints</a></td>
  78       <td>Get together IRL</td>
  79     </tr>
  80     <tr>
  81       <td><a href="http://civicrm.stackexchange.com/">StackExchange</a></td>
  82       <td>Ask questions. Find answers.</td>
  83     </tr>
  84     <tr>
  85       <td><a href="http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRM/CiviCRM+Wiki">Wiki</a></td>
  86       <td>Share drafts, notes, and specs</td>
  87     </tr>
  88   </tbody>
  89 </table>