WebGUI is an open source project. This means that if you are a programmer you can modify the WebGUI code to suit your needs. You are encouraged to contribute these modifications back to the WebGUI community to help make WebGUI better for everyone. If you are not a programmer, there are other ways you can have a desired feature added to WebGUI (see How To Add a Feature to WebGUI Core).

In a best case scenario the process works as follows: (This text is based on the discussion here.)

1. You post your idea on the dev_list and the collective intelligence of this community brings the idea to a higher level: more general, more elegant, more flexible and powerful than the original idea
2. Many people get inspired in this process and offer you their help.
3. You ask JT, the WebGUI project leader for permission.

If you want your code to be considered for the main WebGUI distribution, you should follow these guidelines. Even then, we make no promises that your code will be added.

1. Be sure that the code follows the WebGUI Development Best Practices
2. Make sure it works.
3. If it requires internationalization, documentation, or help to be written, be sure you've done that before checking in.
4. Be sure you've cleared your idea with JT (jt at plainblack dot com)
5. NEVER run code through a lint tool, code sweeper, or autoformatting engine of any kind before checking it in. If you would like to reformat a section to make it more legible, so be it, but do not use any kind of automated tool as they almost always cause syntax problems with the code.
6. We require that variable and subroutines, as well as comments in the code be made in English. While we appreciate the talents of the worldwide community, we cannot support code that we cannot read.