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 Vtiger CRM
 ==========
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+Vtiger is a PHP based web application that helps businesses manage their sales and marketing processes.
+
+Development on vtiger is done at http://code.vtiger.com which is a gitlab server.
+
+register an account
+
+
+fork vtiger to create your own development area
+
+file an issue against the vtiger project describing the problem
+
+create a branch in your fork for a new feature or bug fix
+
+switch to that branch
+
+make your changes and commit the fix, reference the issue number in your commit message, 
+e.g. "fix #2 display projects on the calendar"
+
+create a merge request from your branch to the upstream master, this will be reviewed to see if it fixes the 
+issue and if all is good will be merged into the upstream code.
+
+update your master work area from upstream.