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Q: I've been suffering from this bug for months on end! You know there's a bug, 'cause I told you so ages ago. So why in the world didn't you fix that in a new version??

You don't need to look for a large project to make your contribution. The best way to start being involved with DJGPP development is to fix any small and minor problems you see, right when and where you see them. Even bugs and inaccuracies in the DJGPP documentation, like the libc.inf Info file, are a good thing to begin with. DJ Delorie says that if everybody would correct every small bug they see, we would run out of bugs very fast.

When you submit a bug report or code that implements a new feature that you'd like to add to DJGPP, be prepared to withstand some scrutiny and peer review from the other participants of the DJGPP development team. You might hear various comments, from critique of your code and design decisions to questions why your changes are at all needed, and even requests to submit the changes in certain unified format (see instructions for submitting changes). Please be ready for that review process and don't take it as a rebuttal.

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