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# Urbit
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# Build instructions
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Urbit is a clean-slate system software stack defined as a deterministic
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computer. An encrypted P2P network, `%ames`, runs on a functional
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operating system, Arvo, written in a strict, typed functional language,
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Hoon, which compiles itself to a combinator interpreter, Nock, whose
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spec gzips to 340 bytes.
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If you're not doing development on Urbit, please read
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https://urbit.org/docs/using/ instead.
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What is this for? Most directly, Urbit is designed as a personal cloud
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server for self-hosted web apps. It also uses HTTP APIs to manage data
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stuck in traditional web applications.
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## External dependencies
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More broadly, Urbit's network tackles identity and security problems
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which the Internet can't easily address. Programming for a deterministic
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single-level store is also a different experience from Unix programming,
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regardless of language.
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`vere`, the Urbit virtual machine, depends on the following:
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## Getting involved
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- C compiler ([gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org) or [clang](http://clang.llvm.org))
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- [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
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- [GMP](https://gmplib.org)
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- [CMake](https://cmake.org)
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- automake, autoconf, and libtool
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- [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org)
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- [libsigsegv](https://www.gnu.org/software/libsigsegv/)
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- curses implementation (ncurses on Linux distributions, OS curses otherwise)
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- [Ragel](https://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/)
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- [re2c](http://re2c.org)
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If you're interested in following Urbit, you can:
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Most of these dependencies are unfortunate; we aim to drastically shrink the
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list in upcoming versions. `vere` proper makes use of GMP, OpenSSL, and
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libsigsegv. The multiple build tools are a result of bundled libraries, slated
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for future unbundling or removal wherever possible.
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- Read our documentation at [urbit.org](http://urbit.org/docs)
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- Subscribe to our newsletter at [urbit.org](http://urbit.org).
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- Check out the
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[urbit-dev](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/urbit-dev)
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mailing list.
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- Follow [@urbit \_](https://twitter.com/urbit\_) on Twitter.
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- Email us: [`urbit@urbit.org`](mailto:urbit@urbit.org). We're happy
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to answer questions and chat.
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## Building
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## Code of conduct
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Our Makefile should handle the build smoothly on all supported platforms. It's
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just a simple Makefile, written by hand for GNU Make, and the most complicated
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parts of its internal machinery have to do with the varied build systems of the
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bundled libraries.
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Everyone involved in the Urbit project needs to understand and respect
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our code of conduct, which is: "don't be rude."
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Useful targets are the default `all`, `clean`, and `distclean`. The last may not
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produce an entirely clean distribution directory, and runs a bundled library's
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configure script; `git clean` may be a better option.
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# Install
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The `vere` binary is produced in `bin/urbit`.
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Urbit can be installed on most Unix systems. There is no Windows port.
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Windows is a wonderful OS, we just haven't gotten to it yet. Use a VM.
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## Contact
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## Configure swap if needed
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Urbit wants to map 2GB of memory when it boots up. We won't necessarily
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use all this memory, we just want to see it. On a normal modern PC or
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Mac, this is not an issue. On some small cloud virtual machines (Amazon
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or Digital Ocean), the default memory configuration is smaller than
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this, and you need to manually configure a swapfile.
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To add swap to a DO droplet, [read
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this](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-14-04).
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To add swap on an Amazon instance, [read
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this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17173972/how-do-you-add-swap-to-an-ec2-instance)
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Don't spend a lot of time tweaking these settings; the simplest thing is
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fine.
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## Install as a package
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<!--
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waiting on makefile changes.
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### OS X - Homebrew
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brew install --HEAD homebrew/head-only/urbit
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-->
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### Ubuntu or Debian
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Third-party packages are available, at:
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https://github.com/yebyen/urbit-deb
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Urbit is only supported on Jessie onward, but outbound SSL only works
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on Stretch onward, probably because of the OpenSSL version.
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## Hand-build from source
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First, install all external dependencies. Then, make.
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### Dependencies
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Urbit depends on:
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gcc (or clang)
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gmp
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libsigsegv
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openssl
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automake
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autoconf
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ragel
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cmake
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re2c
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libtool
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libcurl
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libssl-dev (Linux only)
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ncurses (Linux only)
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#### Ubuntu or Debian
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sudo apt-get install libgmp3-dev libsigsegv-dev openssl libssl-dev libncurses5-dev git make exuberant-ctags automake autoconf libtool g++ ragel cmake re2c libcurl4-gnutls-dev
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#### Fedora
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sudo dnf install gcc gcc-c++ git gmp-devel openssl-devel openssl ncurses-devel libsigsegv-devel ctags automake autoconf libtool ragel cmake re2c libcurl-devel
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#### AWS
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sudo yum --enablerepo epel install gcc gcc-c++ git gmp-devel openssl-devel ncurses-devel libsigsegv-devel ctags automake autoconf libtool cmake re2c libcurl-devel
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#### OS X - Homebrew
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brew install git gmp libsigsegv openssl libtool autoconf automake cmake
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#### OS X - Macports
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sudo port install git gmp libsigsegv openssl autoconf automake cmake
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Although `automake`/`autoconf`/`libtool` are generally installed by
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default, some have reported needing to uninstall and reinstall those
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three packages, at least with Homebrew. Your mileage may vary.
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#### FreeBSD
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pkg install git gmake gmp libsigsegv openssl automake autoconf ragel cmake re2c libtool curl
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#### Archlinux
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pacman -S gcc gmp libsigsegv openssl automake autoconf ragel cmake re2c libtool ncurses curl
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### Download and make
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Clone the repo:
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git clone https://github.com/urbit/urbit.git
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`cd` to the directory you just created:
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cd urbit
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Run `make`:
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make
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(On FreeBSD, use `gmake` instead.)
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The executable is `bin/urbit`.
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# Start
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An urbit is a persistent server on the `%ames` P2P network. You'll
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create one of these servers now.
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If you have an invitation, it's a planet like `~fintud-macrep` and a
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ticket like `~fortyv-tombyt-tabsen-sonres`. Run
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urbit -w fintud-macrep -t fortyv-tombyt-tabsen-sonres
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(You can leave the `~` on, but it annoys some Unix shells.)
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If you don't have an invitation, pick a nickname for your comet, like
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`mycomet`. Urbit will randomly generate a 128-bit plot:
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urbit -c mycomet
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Either way, creating your urbit will take some time. Some of this time
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involves creating keys; some of it involves downloading code over Urbit
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itself. Go get a cup of coffee. Or a beer.
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Wait until you see a prompt, something like
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~fintud-macrep:dojo>
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Your urbit is launched! Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space.
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In either case you'll notice that we created a directory in unix called
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either `mycomet` or `fintud-macrep`. All of your state (a log and
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checkpoint) lives in that directory. You can move it around, but don't
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delete it!
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### Restarting
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If you want to shut your Urbit down you can `ctrl-d` from the `dojo>`
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prompt. To use Urbit normally after creating your planet or comet
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there's no need for the `-w -t` or `-c` options.
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Instead:
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urbit fintud-macrep
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or
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urbit mycomet
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### Continuity breaches / network reboots
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Urbit is still young, and we reboot the network from time to time. Urbit
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can upgrade itself over the air, but at this stage it's easier to bring
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in breaking api changes this way. Since our crypto is stateful we call
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this a 'continuity breach'.
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If you have files in your Urbit you'd like to backup first make a copy
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of your pier. Then you'll need to shut down your urbit (with `^d`) and:
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git pull origin master
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make clean; make
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curl -o urbit.pill http://bootstrap.urbit.org/latest.pill
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Then start over at the top of this section.
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# Talk
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We use Urbit to talk to each other and coordinate about building the
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system. To join the main Urbit talk station use `^x` to switch to the
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`talk()` prompt, then run:
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;join ~binzod/urbit-meta
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# Learn more
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Urbit's own official planet `~winsen-pagdel` hosts the public docs
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[here](http://urbit.org/docs). The docs also live in their own repo,
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[`urbit/docs`](http://github.com/urbit/docs).
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If this is your first time using Urbit, we'd recommend starting
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[here](http://urbit.org/docs/using/admin/).
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# Contributing
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The first step in contributing to urbit is to come and join us on
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`:talk`.
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For more detailed instructions check out
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[`CONTRIBUTING.md`](https://github.com/urbit/urbit/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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If you have any questions, problems, patches, or proposals for patches, please
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contact the maintainer, Raymond Pasco (`ray@the.ug`, `~rolsut-rospub` on Urbit)
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by any means available.
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