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Contributing Guidelines and Copyright Notice

Contributing Guidelines

We welcome contributions from everyone. Please read these guidelines before submitting a pull request or issue.

Code of Conduct

We expect all contributors to adhere to our Code of Conduct. Please read it before contributing.

Issues

If you find a bug or have a feature request, please submit an issue on our GitHub issue tracker. Please check the existing issues to make sure your issue hasn't already been reported.

When submitting an issue, please provide as much detail as possible, including steps to reproduce the issue if applicable.

Pull Requests

We welcome pull requests from everyone. Please ensure that your PR adheres to the following guidelines:

  1. Before submitting a PR, please create an issue first and wait for approval from a project maintainer.
  2. Your code should follow our style guide.
  3. Write tests for any new functionality.
  4. Ensure that all tests pass before submitting your pull request.
  5. Include documentation for any new functionality you've added.
  6. Make sure your code has no linter errors or warnings.
  7. Be sure to explain what your changes do and why they are necessary.

Getting Started

To get started with contributing, take a look at the issues on our GitHub issue tracker. If you have any questions or need any help, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on Slack.

Thank you for contributing to our project!

Copyright (C) 2026 Paulo Cachim

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

The full text of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPLv3), together with the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3) it incorporates by reference, is available in the LICENSE.md and COPYING files in the project repository.

This disclaimer is in addition to, and does not limit, the warranty disclaimer above: this software is intended for educational and research purposes only. It is not a certified engineering tool and must not be used for final structural designs. Always verify calculations against the official Eurocode standards and applicable national annexes, and have final designs reviewed and approved by a qualified structural engineer.