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Adopt a Hydrant
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Claim responsibility for shoveling out a fire hydrant after it snows.
Screenshot
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![Adopt a Hydrant](https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/raw/master/screenshot.png "Adopt a Hydrant")
Contributing
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In the spirit of [free software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html), **everyone** is encouraged to help improve this project.
Here are some ways *you* can contribute:
* by using alpha, beta, and prerelease versions
* by reporting bugs
* by suggesting new features
* by writing or editing documentation
* by writing specifications
* by writing code (**no patch is too small**: fix typos, add comments, clean up inconsistent whitespace)
* by refactoring code
* by closing [issues](http://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/issues)
* by reviewing patches
* [financially](https://secure.codeforamerica.org/page/contribute)
Submitting an Issue
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We use the [GitHub issue tracker](http://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/issues) to track bugs and
features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already
been submitted. You can indicate support for an existing issuse by voting it up. When submitting a
bug report, please include a [Gist](http://gist.github.com/) that includes a stack trace and any
details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and
operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs.
Submitting a Pull Request
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1. Fork the project.
2. Create a topic branch.
3. Implement your feature or bug fix.
4. Add specs for your feature or bug fix.
5. Commit and push your changes.
6. Submit a pull request. Please do not include changes to the gemspec or version file. (If you want to create your own version for some reason, please do so in a separate commit.)
Copyright
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Copyright (c) 2011 Code for America.
See [LICENSE](https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for details.