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# The master github branch is regularly built and tested, and periodically pushed to the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/develop subversion repository] to become a "release candidate" and then the official, stable, released bitcoin. | # The master github branch is regularly built and tested, and periodically pushed to the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/develop subversion repository] to become a "release candidate" and then the official, stable, released bitcoin. | ||
Please read and follow [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/coding.txt coding.txt] for a description of the bitcoin coding style. | Please read and follow [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/coding.txt coding.txt] (link offline) for a description of the bitcoin coding style. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 14 June 2011
Bitcoin Open Source Development Process
The Bitcoin client project is transitioning from what was essentially a one-person software endeavor, with Satoshi functioning as the primary developer and gatekeeper for all changes, to a more distributed, free software model of development. The Linux Kernel development process is being used as the model for how changes flow into the official Bitcoin application:
- Developers work in their own source code trees, sharing and testing patches with each other. git using github is the preferred source control system for development.
- When a developer thinks a patch is ready, they submit a pull request for the bitcoin github repository and post a message on the Development and Technical Forum.
- Pull requests are discussed on the forums and if there is consensus they're safe, tested, useful, well written, match coding style, etc. then they're merged into the 'master' branch.
- The master github branch is regularly built and tested, and periodically pushed to the subversion repository to become a "release candidate" and then the official, stable, released bitcoin.
Please read and follow coding.txt (link offline) for a description of the bitcoin coding style.