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Project Snowstorm Open Source for the Linden Lab Second Life Viewer, and the ultimate integration point for all development of the official viewer both inside and outside Linden Lab.

Where Are Contributors? There are contributors to the Second Life Viewer all around the world...

Documentation A lot of the documentation below is geared toward developers. However, many aspects of the system don't require a deep technical background to learn. Viewer Integration and Release Processes Viewer Source Code Coding Standard Viewer Licensing Viewer architecture - Overview of the Viewer from a developer's perspective. XUI Reference Third Party Libraries Features - An overview of the major components of the system as seen from an end user's perspective, including links to specifications, test plans and other documentation. Protocol - in depth documentation of the protocol Server Architecture Glossary more...

Ways to Participate Communication tools (mailing list/IRC/etc) Get source and compile Complete the Second Life Viewer Contributor Agreement Testing efforts Downloading test builds File and vet bugs File and refine feature requests Submit code Inspect crash reports Implement new features Profile and Optimize Find memory leaks Help make the Second Life Viewer better! You don't need to know C++ or even programming to help. Some of the toughest jobs in software development have nothing to do with writing code. Just grab a test build and try playing around with it. Let us know what you think on email, on the forum, or IRC. If it's not working for you, try to get help there. If it is working, try helping someone else. If you run into issues, see if a bug report has been filed; if not, file one. Of course, if you are a developer, we can use your help. Download the code - try your hand at fixing a bug, or extending the software through one of the APIs. There's a ton of ways you can help, and we welcome you regardless of your skill level.