From cb8959c691b15e4e471ceb117830f18b86620d7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feross Aboukhadijeh Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:06:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Create CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..481fa98 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +# Contributing Guidelines + +Contributions welcome! + +**Before spending lots of time on something, ask for feedback on your idea first!** + +Please search issues and pull requests before adding something new to avoid duplicating +efforts and conversations. + +This project welcomes non-code contributions, too! The following types of contributions +are welcome: + +- **Ideas**: participate in an issue thread or start your own to have your voice heard. +- **Writing**: contribute your expertise in an area by helping expand the included docs. +- **Copy editing**: fix typos, clarify language, and improve the quality of the docs. +- **Formatting**: help keep docs easy to read with consistent formatting. + +## Code Style + +[![standard][standard-image]][standard-url] + +This repository uses [`standard`][standard-url] to maintain code style and consistency, +and to avoid style arguments. `npm test` runs `standard` automatically, so you don't have +to! + +[standard-image]: https://cdn.rawgit.com/standard/standard/master/badge.svg +[standard-url]: https://github.com/standard/standard + +## Project Governance + +Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the +project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a +standard guarded open source project. + +### Rules + +There are a few basic ground-rules for contributors: + +1. **No `--force` pushes** or modifying the Git history in any way. +2. **Non-master branches** should be used for ongoing work. +3. **Significant modifications** like API changes should be subject to a **pull request** + to solicit feedback from other contributors. +4. **Pull requests** are *encouraged* for all contributions to solicit feedback, but left to + the discretion of the contributor. + +### Releases + +Declaring formal releases remains the prerogative of the project maintainer. + +### Changes to this arrangement + +This is an experiment and feedback is welcome! This document may also be subject to pull- +requests or changes by contributors where you believe you have something valuable to add +or change. + +## Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 + +By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: + +- (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have the right to + submit it under the open source license indicated in the file; or + +- (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of my knowledge, is + covered under an appropriate open source license and I have the right under that license + to submit that work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under + the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different + license), as indicated in the file; or + +- (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person who certified + (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified it. + +- (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public and that a + record of the contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, + including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent + with this project or the open source license(s) involved.