How to Contribute

🤝 Contributing to DevHive Proposals

Thank you for your interest in contributing to DevHive! Our community-driven model depends on your insights, expertise, and ideas. This guide will walk you through how to submit, review, and discuss project proposals.

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🧩 Types of Contributions

• ✨ Proposing new SaaS platforms or tools
• 🛠 Enhancing existing projects
• 🔐 Suggesting infrastructure or security upgrades
• 💼 Proposing client-based engagements
• 🧠 Sharing innovative ideas or research

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📥 How to Submit a Proposal

1. Fork the repository
2. Copy the PROPOSAL_TEMPLATE.md to a new file (e.g. my-great-idea.md)
3. Fill in all sections completely and clearly
4. Submit a Pull Request to the main branch
5. Announce your PR in the #proposals Discord channel
6. Participate in feedback, iteration, and voting

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🗳 Proposal Lifecycle

1. Draft – proposal submitted, awaiting feedback
2. In Review – under community review and improvement
3. Approved – passed DAO vote
4. Rejected – not approved or withdrawn
5. Implemented – proposal delivered and verified

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🧪 Best Practices

• Be clear and concise
• Provide technical justification and feasibility if possible
• Break large ideas into phases or milestones
• Participate in Discord discussions during review
• Include contributor roles and funding breakdowns

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📢 Community Etiquette

• Be respectful and inclusive
• Focus on ideas, not individuals
• Keep discussions constructive and data-driven
• Give credit and recognition where it's due

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🧠 Need Help?

Join us on Discord or check out the WHITEPAPER.md for deep context.

Together, we are building the future of decentralized software engineering 🚀