Contributing to Seismometer

Contributing to seismometer is similar to other open-source repositories.

  • Small bug fixes can be validated with automated testing and accepted easily.

  • You can contribute new notebooks without substantial technical knowledge, which allows you to contribute new guidelines and processes for model validation.

  • Substantial changes to seismometer follow an RFC Process.

Contributors must agree to our contributor license agreement, and your request will undergo internal review to determine if the request is palatable and high-quality.

Contributors must also adhere to our code of conduct which can be reviewed at Code of Conduct.

Contributors must fork our repository and make pull requests to it with their changes. These pull requests will go through an internal review by at least two Epic software development staff before being accepted.

Epic Contributor License Agreement

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Epic Systems Corporation (“Epic”) - Contributor License Agreement (“Agreement”) V1.0

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