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We always need more help improving Octave
and there are many ways you can contribute.
You can help by fixing bugs,
developing new features,
writing Octave packages,
answering questions in Discourse,
helping to improve the web pages.
If you are wondering what to work on,
we have a standard answer:

    **What would you like to work on?**

For some inspiration,
we do maintain a [list of possible projects]({{ site.wiki_url }}/Projects)
and a [Developer FAQ]({{ site.wiki_url }}/Developer_FAQ) on the Octave Wiki.

If know what to contribute,
discuss your ideas with us on [Discourse]({{ site.discourse_url }})
("maintainers" category) or on our IRC
[Freenode `{{ site.irc_channel }}` channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/#octave).


### Using the Development Sources

The latest development sources of GNU Octave are available via
[Mercurial](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/) (hg).
The primary repository address is
[https://www.octave.org/hg/octave](https://www.octave.org/hg/octave),
which currently redirects to
[https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave](https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave).
You obtain the latest development version of Octave sources with the following
command:
```
hg clone https://www.octave.org/hg/octave
```
The [Developer FAQ]({{ site.wiki_url }}/Developer_FAQ) on the Octave Wiki
contains more detailed and recent information about Octave development.