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3 Contributing to Orthanc
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4 =======================
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6 If you find Orthanc useful and wish to contribute to its development,
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7 here are some tasks you can take in charge that would greatly help us:
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9 * **Non-coding tasks**:
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11 - Use Orthanc in the real life. ;)
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12 - Advertise about Orthanc, notably on social networks (we are active
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13 on `Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/orthancdicom/>`__ and
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14 `Twitter <https://twitter.com/OrthancServer>`__).
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15 - Answer our `survey
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16 <http://www.orthanc-server.com/static.php?page=blog#survey>`_.
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17 - Improve and translate the `Wikipedia pages
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18 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthanc_(software)>`_ about Orthanc.
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19 - Answer questions posted to the `mailing list
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20 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/orthanc-users>`_.
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21 - Provide documentation and use cases (inside the dedicated `GitHub
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22 repository <https://github.com/jodogne/OrthancContributed>`_, via
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23 pull requests).
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24 - Index external contributions inside the `Links.md
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25 <https://github.com/jodogne/OrthancContributed/blob/master/Links.md>`_
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26 file.
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28 * **Maintenance tasks**:
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30 - Report problems together with sample DICOM images and possible
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31 workarounds on the `issue tracker
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32 <https://bitbucket.org/sjodogne/orthanc/issues?status=new&status=open>`_.
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33 - Package Orthanc and its associated plugins for more UNIX or
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34 GNU/Linux distributions (e.g. RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE...).
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35 - Share your maintenance scripts or sample code inside the "`Orthanc Contributed
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36 <https://github.com/jodogne/OrthancContributed>`_" public GitHub
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37 repository, via pull requests.
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38 - Improve the text of the `Orthanc Book
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39 <https://bitbucket.org/sjodogne/orthanc-book/src/default/Sphinx/source/>`_.
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40 - The Orthanc project will also happily accept **external patches**
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41 in the core of Orthanc and in its associated official
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42 plugins. Such patches can either be sent to the `mailing list
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43 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/orthanc-users>`_ or via a
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44 `pull request <https://bitbucket.org/sjodogne/orthanc/pull-requests/>`_.
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48 - Interface Orthanc with other software (e.g. 3D Slicer,
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49 Matlab/Octave, Python, Horos, dicompyler...). Check the `already
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50 supported frameworks <http://www.orthanc-server.com/static.php?page=resources>`_.
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51 - Develop :ref:`C/C++ plugins extending the Orthanc core <plugins>`. Here are some ideas
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52 of possible plugins:
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54 + Create a :ref:`more advanced Web interface
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55 <improving-interface>` than the built-in Orthanc Explorer.
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56 + Extend the :ref:`sample modality worklist plugin <worklist>` so
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57 that it manages the worklists (i.e. add/remove items) with a
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60 + Have a look at the TODO file containing our `official roadmap
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64 source code of Orthanc is by creating C/C++ plugins**. If the
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65 current plugin SDK is insufficient for you to develop some feature
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66 as a plugin, do not hesitate to request an extension to the
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67 Orthanc SDK on the `mailing list
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68 <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/orthanc-users>`_.
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73 - Participate in our `crowdfunding campaigns
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74 <http://www.orthanc-server.com/static.php?page=contribute>`__.
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75 - Buy commercial services:
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77 + Osimis provides `support packages
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78 <http://www.orthanc-server.com/orthanc-pro.php>`__ dedicated to Orthanc.
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79 + Currently, Osimis is the only company ensuring such corporate
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80 services according to an open-source business model, but others
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81 might show up in the future. `Please warn us
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82 <mailto:s.jodogne@gmail.com>`__ if your know about another such
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83 company!