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OpenRefine Community

#Participate Thanks for your interest in OpenRefine. We are 100% supported by volunteers and are always looking for new contributors!

We have opportunties for you to help:

  • Develop the next version
  • Improve the documentation and support other users
  • Promote OpenRefine around you!

The discussion list is the best place to engage with the rest of the community and ask questions.

##Develop the Next Version Fork our Github repository and send us a pull request with the fix for that bug you found or a cool new feature.

You'll find more information regarding OpenRefine architecture in the Documentation for Developers wiki section.

You can help us to fix open issue or propose new enhancement using the Issue List.

##Documentation and Support Users Not a coder but still want to help? No worries you can help OpenRefine to grow in many ways.

###Help us to maintain the wiki Help us to maintain OpenRefine documentation up-to-date. See the list of what need to be done, or come up with your own improvement.

The wiki is written in an easy wiki markup languge nammed Creole in order to let anyone participate. See the Creole Cheat Sheet.

Anyone with a GitHub account can edit the documentation.

###Answer other questions Anyone is invited to ask questions regarding OpenRefine usage on the mailing list. You can keep an eye on it and answer when

###Share your tutorials

Have you published an OpenRefine tutorial on yoru own blog or site? Let us know by email ([email protected]), twitter (@OpenRefine) or directly by editing the External Resources wiki page.

We will also add it to the OpenRefine Custom Search Engine

##Promote OpenRefine in Public Events Organizing a workshop or presentation OpenRefine in your city? Add your event details in our wiki event page or give us a shout on Twitter @OpenRefine so we can spread the word!

The event page also list previous presentations for you to review and use as a source of inspiration for your presentation!

#Current & Previous Contributors

##Current

##Previous Contributors This software was created by Metaweb Technologies, Inc. and originally written and conceived by David Huynh [email protected]. Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Google, Inc. in July 2010 and the product was renamed Google Refine. In October 2012, it was renamed OpenRefine as it transitioned to a community-supported product.

They helped to develop Gridworks and Google Refine (in chronological order):