[Scilab-users] Where is the Scilab source code and how one can contribute?

[farimani]

Sorry for my ignorant question, but I just can't find the official source
code of Scilab and its version control platform. Googling the term "Scilab
source code" will bring results:

http://bit.ly/2YG4cIN

where in many cases the webpages are down :( as I have reported here

https://bugzilla.scilab.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16022

1. I know there is forge:

forge.scilab.org

which seem to be based on svn, and there are a lot of repositories for
toolboxes and ATOMS but I can't see the Scilab itself. 

2. There is the 

codereview.scilab.org

but I don't know which of the many Scilab accounts I have should be used to
login there and there is no option for registration. 

3. there is 

http://gitweb.scilab.org/

which seems to be just a log inventory and there is no option to register
either.

4.  there is the

svn.scilab.org --> suggested here http://bit.ly/2WH9FgN on wiki

but not sure if this is the source code or just the mac port of the
software. (beside I don't think we should use svn anymore). Moreover, I
don't know how I can commit or send pull requests.


5. There are some GitHub repositories:

    - https://github.com/ScilabOrg/scilab
    - https://github.com/opencollab/scilab
    - https://github.com/scilab/scilab --> (this one has been suggested here
in the wiki http://bit.ly/2U9pL5L )

but I still don't know who is behind these mirrors and which one is the
official one. 

The Scilab sister projects Nelson and Balisc are using GitHub and it seems
to be working pretty nicely. Sadly my request for migrating the stack to
GitHub or GitLab has not been welcomed:

https://bugzilla.scilab.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16018


As you may see it is pretty difficult for anyone outside the Scilab
developers to get in and contribute. This is not nice. It would be great if
Scilab decision makers could take action on this matter and make sure novice
people like me can also contribute. 

Best,
Foad



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