This guide explains how to contribute to the core Gradle components, 
extensions and documentation located in this repository.
For other extensions and components, see the 
[Gradle Community Resources](https://gradle.org/resources/).

This guide will help you to...

* maximize the chance of your changes being accepted
* work on the Gradle code base
* get help if you encounter trouble

## Before you start

necessary to create a new ticket in JIRA.  In this case, it is appropriate to
start the first line of a commit with '(doc)' instead of a ticket number.

Additional Resources
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+ [Contributing patches](https://maven.apache.org/guides/development/guide-maven-development.html#Creating_and_submitting_a_patch)