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Welcome to Marble! Contributing to this project will make you part of an international team working on a virtual globe and world atlas. There are many different ways you can help out. We are very open to new people!

You should be aware of our two main communication channels:

Browsing the mailing list archives and hanging around in IRC might be a good idea to get a feeling of current developments. Don't be afraid to raise your voice and ask questions. When working on non-trivial patches and larger features, please make everyone aware of it via the usual communication channels (see above).

Working Areas

Making maps, writing code, creating artwork — there are many different things to work on. Here's a high-level overview. More concrete tasks and things currently being worked on are listed in the Dashboard.