By annie-1 on

I know Drupal and it's contribs are open source and 'owned' by the community but I have a quick question: There are a few modules from 4.4 I would really like to use, but they haven't been updated to 4.5 yet. I have a little bit of extra time and am an experienced php'er.
Do I just pick a module I want to use and upgrade it myself? What if others are working on that same module, am I 'stepping on toes' by converting it without asking the creator first?
I will follow current Drupal coding standards and I've read the guides and docs. I also know how to apply for a cvs account, which I will be doing soon.
Thanks!
Annie

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nickmade commented

pretty sure that all modules submitted must be open source since drupal is open source and community driven. I'm sure the creators would appreciate you upgrading them!

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robertdouglass commented

Annie,

there are basically two ways to get your changes integrated. My feeling is that there are quite a few modules that are not being actively maintained. If you are working on one of those, it would make the most sense to apply for a CVS account and you can do your work directly at that level.

If you're working on a module that is being actively maintained, you can submit patches against it using the issue tracker here at drupal.org (make sure to set status to patch so it shows up in the patch queue). That gives the maintainer the chance to coordinate all of the people working on a project.

If you have questions about who is maintaining what, just ask here.

Looking forward to your contributions,

- Robert Douglass

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annie-1 commented

I appreciate it!

Annie

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sepeck commented

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