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@ -4,6 +4,29 @@ void-packages is the backbone of the Void Linux distribution. It contains all th
This document describes how you, as a contributor, can help with adding packages, correcting bugs and adding features to void-packages.
## Package Requirements
To be included in the Void repository, software must meet at least one of the following requirements.
Exceptions to the list are possible, and might be accepted, but are extremely unlikely.
If you believe you have an exception, start a PR and make an argument for why that particular piece of software,
while not meeting any of the following requirements, is a good candidate for the Void packages system.
1. **System**: The software should be installed system-wide, not per-user.
1. **Compiled**: The software needs to be compiled before being used, even if it is software that is not needed by the whole system.
1. **Required**: Another package either within the repository or pending inclusion requires the package.
In particular, new themes are highly unlikely to be accepted.
Simple shell scripts are unlikely to be accepted unless they provide considerable value to a broad user base.
New fonts may be accepted if they provide value beyond aesthetics (e.g. they contain glyphs for a script missing in already packaged fonts).
Browser forks, including those based on Chromium and Firefox, are generally not accepted.
Such forks require heavy patching, maintenance and hours of build time.
Software need to be used in version announced by authors as ready to use by the general public - usually called releases.
Betas, arbitrary VCS revisions, templates using tip of development branch taken at build time and releases created by the package maintainer won't be accepted.
## Creating, updating, and modifying packages in Void by yourself
If you really want to get a new package or package update into Void Linux, we recommend you contribute it yourself.