docs/contribute/community/get-involved.md

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# Get involved with Fuchsia

This document describes the different ways you can get involved
and stay informed about Fuchsia.

## Review the Fuchsia roadmap

The Fuchsia project prioritizes features and enhancements that support our
development community. Read the [Fuchsia roadmap](/docs/contribute/roadmap/index.md)
to get a high-level understanding of the various projects being considered
within Fuchsia.

## Understand the Request for Comments (RFC) process

The Requests for Comments (RFC) process is intended to provide a consistent and
transparent path for making project-wide technical decisions.

RFCs are documents that inform and build on the technical direction of the
Fuchsia project. RFCs can be proposed by anyone in the community. Using an RFC,
a Fuchsia community member can submit an idea or technical concept for broader
review or consideration. For more information, see [Fuchsia RFCs](/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs).

### Review completed RFCs

To see a complete list of accepted and rejected RFC proposals, see [Accepted proposals](/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs#accepted)
and [Rejected proposals](/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs#rejected).

### Track ongoing RFCs

To stay up-to-date with RFCs that are still in progress, you can bookmark this [saved search](https://fuchsia-review.googlesource.com/q/dir:docs/contribute/governance/rfcs+is:open)
that lists any open Gerrit change in the `rfcs` directory.

### Create an RFC

If you want to create a proposal that you want the Fuchsia Eng Council to
review, see [Creating an RFC.](/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs/create_rfc.md)

## Join a discussion group

Stay informed about the Fuchsia project by joining a discussion group.

### General discussion

The following are general Fuchsia discussion groups (mailing lists):

<table>
  <tr>
   <td><strong>Group</strong>
   </td>
   <td><strong>Purpose</strong>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/announce">announce</a>
   </td>
   <td>A read-only list for announcements about Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/discuss">discuss</a>
   </td>
   <td>For general conversation about Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://discord.gg/pjfYkmbq69">Discord community</a>
   </td>
   <td>Fuchsia's Discord community.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/testability-discuss">testability-discuss</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list for general conversation about testable code and Fuchsia’s testability rubrics.
   </td>
  </tr>
</table>

### Topic discussion

The following discussion groups (mailing lists) are for specific areas of
Fuchsia:

<table>
  <tr>
   <td><strong>Group</strong>
   </td>
   <td><strong>Purpose</strong>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/a11y-dev">a11y-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about accessibility on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/audio-dev">audio-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about audio on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/camera-dev">camera-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussions about the development of <a href="/reference/fidl/fuchsia.camera/index.md">Fuchsia's camera APIs</a>.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/component-framework-dev">component-framework-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about <a href="/docs/glossary.md#component-framework">Component Framework</a>,
     <a href="/docs/glossary/README.md#session-framework">Session Framework</a>, and
     <a href="/docs/development/modular/overview.md">Modular</a>.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/connectivity-dev">connectivity-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about connectivity and networking on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/diagnostics-dev">diagnostics-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>
    Discussions about the development of diagnostics features and services, such as
    <a href="/docs/development/diagnostics/inspect/README.md">Inspect</a>,
    <a href="/docs/concepts/components/diagnostics/logs/README.md">Logs</a>, and the Archivist.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/docs-discuss">docs-discuss</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about about documentation on fuchsia.dev.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/drivers-dev">drivers-dev</a>
   </td>
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   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/fidl-dev">fidl-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about {{ widgets.glossary_simple ('FIDL') }}.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/graphics-dev">graphics-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about graphics on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/intl-dev">intl-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about internationalization and localization on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/media-dev">media-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about media and playback on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/pkg-dev">pkg-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about {{ widgets.glossary_simple ('package') }}.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/sdk-dev">sdk-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about the {{ widgets.glossary_simple ('Fuchsia IDK') }}, formerly called the Fuchsia SDK.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/security-dev">security-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about Fuchsia’s security architecture.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/session-framework-dev">session-framework-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about {{ widgets.glossary_simple ('Session framework') }}.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/storage-dev">storage-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about filesystems and other storage concerns on Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/toolchain-dev">toolchain-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about Fuchsia’s C/C++, Go, and Rust toolchain support.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/rust-users">rust-users</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list specifically for Rust toolchain support in Fuchsia.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/ui-input-dev">ui-input-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list for those working on user input events.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/zircon-dev">zircon-dev</a>
   </td>
   <td>For conversation about {{ widgets.glossary_simple ('Zircon') }}.
   </td>
  </tr>
</table>

### Platform governance and management

The following discussion groups are for communicating with
Fuchsia’s leadership:

<table>
  <tr>
   <td><strong>Group</strong>
   </td>
   <td><strong>Purpose</strong>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/api-council">api-council</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list for communicating with the <a href="/docs/contribute/governance/api_council.md">Fuchsia API Council</a>.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/community-managers">community-managers</a>
   </td>
   <td>Inbound-only discussion list for contacting Fuchsia’s Community Managers with concerns or questions.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/eng-council">eng-council</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list for communicating with the Fuchsia <a href="/docs/contribute/governance/eng_council.md">Eng Council</a> about review requests, <a href="/docs/contribute/governance/rfcs.md">RFC</a> feedback, or RFC escalations.
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/fuchsia.dev/g/eng-council-discuss">eng-council-discuss</a>
   </td>
   <td>Discussion list for communicating with the Fuchsia <a href="/docs/contribute/governance/eng_council.md">Eng Council</a>.
   </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Contribute code

The Fuchsia project encourages well-tested, high-quality contributions from
anyone who wants to contribute to Fuchsia, not just from Googlers.

To learn more about how to contribute a code change to Fuchsia,
see [Contribute changes](/docs/development/source_code/contribute_changes.md).

In Monorail, the `GoodFirstBug` label exists. This label signals to potential
contributors that a particular bug could be a great entry point in terms of
contributions, since that particular bug does not require extensive
experience/knowledge with the Fuchsia project.

To view the current list of bugs with the `GoodFirstBug` label, go to the
[Good First Bug List](https://bugs.fuchsia.dev/p/fuchsia/issues/list?q=label%3AGoodFirstBug).

## Report an issue

Did you see a line of documentation or code that you think needs to be improved?
You can help get these kinds of concerns resolved by filing an issue in Monorail.
For more information, see [Report an Issue](/docs/contribute/report-issue.md).

All participation in groups, bugs, and forums must adhere to the
[Fuchsia Code of Conduct](/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
Report Code of Conduct issues directly to the Community Management team via:

 * [Email](mailto:community-managers@fuchsia.dev)
 * Discord, via the `@Community Managers` role,
   or to any individual Community Manager (identified by that role) via direct message.
 * [A Monorail ticket](https://bugs.fuchsia.dev/p/fuchsia/templates/detail?saved=1&template=Report%20Community%20Abuse&ts=1605208884).
   Note that such tickets are only visible to Community Managers.