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"HOWTO": What you have to do to collaborate in 10 steps:
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(1) learn about R-forge
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    download / read the r-forge manual (=RFM)
     http://r-forge.r-project.org/R-Forge_Manual.pdf
     (just 5 pages...)

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(2)  prepare ssh - key
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    unless already available generate an ssh-key
     to do so follow 3.1.1. 2.) /  3.1.2. 1.) & 2.)
     in RFM

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(3) check availability of svn and ssh
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      under Windows: install TurtoiseSVN
       ---see 3.1.1 1.) RFM
       see also
      http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

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(4) register as r-forge user
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      http://r-forge.r-project.org/account/register.php

    if you want e-mails/ contributions to the corresponding
    forum to be forwarded to your "standard" mail address
    take care to check the corresponding option

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(5) join "robust-ts" project
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     go to the "robust-ts"-project summary in R-forge and
     click option "request to join" so that I can give you corresponding
     file access rights:

     http://r-forge.r-project.org/project/request.php?group_id=89

     after one of the project admin's has accepted your request 
     send the public part of your ssh key to r-forge;

     to do so follow 3.1.1. 2.) /  3.1.2. 1.) & 2.)
     in RFM

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(6) prepare  your computer for svn-use / register checkout  folder
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     create some folder locally on your computer where you want to
     be working on robust-ts ("working copy" of the archived folder)
  
     [under Windows] 
     after installation of TurtoiseSVN easily done with the context
     menu (right click!) within Windows Explorer:
      + use SVN- "Checkout"
      + in the field "Checkout directory" fill in the name of
         your (local) developer folder; 
      + in the field "URL of repository" enter
 
         svn+ssh://<your username in r-forge>@svn.r-forge.r-project.org/svnroot/robust-ts
 
     [under Linux]
     + use the command shell;
     + go to your local developing folder;
     + type in
   
    svn checkout svn+ssh://<your username in r-forge>@svn.r-forge.r-project.org/svnroot/robust-ts

    Your local folder now is registered as "Checkout" folder for the archived
    robust-ts- folder  under r-forge.
 
    After that you may simply get the newest version from r-forge
    using "update" , and you may send your modification to R-forge
    with "commit" (with context menu under Windows;
    with "svn update"/ "svn commit" under Linux)

    Note: svn is much more powerful than that  as to  taking  care
          of  consistency (in particular if several programmers are
          working on one file in parallel)  --- for
          details see
                    http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

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(7) read the package guidelines
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     in the Banff workshop, we have worked out some
     programming guidelines for this package to provide
     a certain level of consistency within this package
     see

     http://robust-ts.r-forge.r-project.org/

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(8) inscribe/ get inscribed into the target list
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    To avoid double work, you should signal other collaborators that you are about to
    work on some topic of the list.
    How this list is maintained (automatically/manually) is still an open issue 
    (see open issue (3)). 
    For the moment send an e-mail to the admin (Peter Ruckdeschel) to insert / delete
    you; hopefully,  one day this can be done without the admin interfering.
  

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(9) Collaborate
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     under <your checkout-folder>/pkg    and
     under https://r-forge.r-project.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/pkg/?root=robust-ts 
     you will now find exactly the (sub-)folder structure of the R-package  "robust-ts"
     (R, man, inst, data, ....)

      any contributions are welcome

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(10) HAPPY r-forging...
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