The intention of this guide is to provide people, who want to
    contribute to PEAR, with all necessary information to start working
    effectively.
   
    The first part of this guide will cover the advantages a developer
    will have when using PEAR code in his every-day work. After that
    we will show you how to contribute your own code to PEAR. Finally
    the guide will point out, in which ways a developer can support the
    PEAR project.