.. Title: Specifications and Zcash Improvement Proposals
What are ZIPs?
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Zcash Improvement Proposals (ZIPs) are the way to:
* propose new features for the `Zcash cryptocurrency `__ and their rationale,
* specify the implementation details of the feature,
* collect community input on the proposal, and
* document design decisions.
Contributing
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The authors of a ZIP are responsible for building consensus within the community
and documenting / addressing dissenting opinions.
Anyone can write a ZIP! We encourage community contributions and decentralization
of work on the Zcash protocol. If you’d like to bounce ideas off people before formally
writing a ZIP, we encourage it! Visit the `ZcashCommunity Discord chat `__
to talk about your idea.
Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a `Code of
Conduct `__.
The Zcash protocol is documented in its `Protocol Specification `__.
To start contributing, first read `ZIP 0 `__ which documents the ZIP process.
Then clone `this repo `__ from GitHub, and start adding
your draft ZIP, formatted either as reStructuredText or as Markdown, into the `zips/` directory.
For example, if using reStructuredText, use a filename matching ``zips/draft-*.rst``.
Use ``make`` to check that you are using correct
`reStructuredText `__ or
`Markdown `__ syntax,
and double-check the generated ``rendered/draft-*.html`` file before filing a Pull Request.
See `here `__ for the project dependencies.
License
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Unless otherwise stated in this repository’s individual files, the
contents of this repository are released under the terms of the MIT
license. See `COPYING `__ for more information or see
https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT .