From 086400cde01a21976fcf70e56ca1ed3b7f7faada Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael DeHaan Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:42:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add CONTRIBUTING doc since github now supports this. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aecf861488 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Contributing to Ansible +======================= + +Please read the following information to learn how to contribute to this project. + +Branch Info +=========== + + * The devel branch corresponds to the latest ongoing release + * Various release-X.Y branches exist for previous releases + * All feature work happens on the development branch. + * Major bug fixes will be made to the last release branch only + * See CHANGELOG.md for release notes to track each release. + +Patch Instructions +================== + +Contributions to the core and modules are greatly welcome. + + * Required Process: + * Submit github pull requests to the "ansible/devel" branch for features + * Fixes for bugs may also be submitted to "ansible/release-X.Y" for the last release + * Make sure "make tests" passes before submitting any requests. + * Bonus points: + * Joining the mailing list + * Fixing bugs instead of sending bug reports. + * Using squash merges + * Updating the "rst/*" files in the docs project and "docs/" manpage content + * Adding more unit tests + * Avoid: + * Sending patches to the mailing list directly. + * Sending feature pull requests to the 'release' branch instead of the devel branch + * Sending pull requests to mpdehaan's personal ansible fork. + + +