Community FAQ
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Joining
How do I join the community? By taking part: ask, answer, report, contribute, or simply use Exponential and tell others. There is no sign-up and no fee (What the community is).
Where do I ask a question? The help first, then the forums; Telegram, Discord or Slack for something quick (Where people meet).
Is anyone obliged to answer me? No. Free help has no answer time; paid support from 7x or a partner does (Getting help step by step).
Is there a mailing list or newsletter for the community? None is named in the sources. See Staying informed for the documented ways.
Contributing
Can I contribute without programming? Yes: bug reports, confirmations, translations, help pages, testing and answers (Ways to contribute).
Do I have to sign something? For code contributed to the kernel repository, yes: the CLA, which assigns the copyright in the contribution to the Exponential Foundation and 7x. Your own extensions and sites are not affected (The CLA explained).
Will my pull request be merged? Every pull request is merged, once its author has revised, squashed and rebased it as the reviews ask; expect many rounds (Reviewing and being reviewed).
May I use an AI tool for my contribution?
Yes, on the same terms as any contribution: you are responsible for it, check it, and say when a substantial part was
generated (CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, "AI-generated contributions").
Where do I share my extension? In your own repository and on Packagist, listed on Projects (Sharing extensions and themes).
Conduct and safety
What if someone treats me badly? Report it to [email protected]; the Exponential Foundation decides (The code of conduct).
I found a security problem. Can I post it? No. Send it privately to [email protected] (How security reports are handled).
The project
Who leads Exponential? 7x leads development; the nonprofit Exponential Foundation operates the project (Who decides).
Are there official events or meetups? None are documented. Groups and events that exist are run by community members (Local groups).
Can I call my course, group or tutorial "official"?
No, unless the project or the partner program has made it so (CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
What is the difference between the community, partners and the ecosystem? Partners fund the project, contribute back and engage directly with 7x and the Foundation; community members use, contribute to, promote and develop software using Exponential; the ecosystem is the whole Exponential world within the PHP stack (Partners, community and ecosystem).
How are contributors recognized? Through authorship in the Git history and credit in the documentation; sponsors and partners have their own forms (Recognition and credit).
Is Exponential the same as the old product?
It continues the same code base, which began as eZ Publish before its creator discontinued it; Exponential "is not
associated with the original eZ Publish software or its original developer" (README.md).
Related pages
- Community: start here
- Community glossary
- Newcomer FAQ
- Project FAQ
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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