* Have you discovered a security vulnerability in the project?
+* Do the project maintainers trust you?
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* (probably more)
All of these exercise different dimensions of involvement with the project, and you don’t have to do all of them to get root! But there are a lot of ways to contribute without having bits, so don’t get discouraged if you haven’t gotten them yet.
Level 1: Getting in touch
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+The single most important first step is setting up lines of communication with the current set of project maintainers. This can be tricky, because in general every project has a different preferred medium of communication, and a different set of social conventions around this medium.
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Level 1: Fixing bugs
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