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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..43de4c9d4709 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# How to contribute # + +We'd love to accept your patches and contributions to this project. There are +a just a few small guidelines you need to follow. + + +## Contributor License Agreement ## + +Contributions to any Google project must be accompanied by a Contributor +License Agreement. This is not a copyright **assignment**, it simply gives +Google permission to use and redistribute your contributions as part of the +project. + + * If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you + own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual + CLA][]. + + * If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work, + then you'll need to sign a [corporate CLA][]. + +You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted +one (even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it +again. + +[individual CLA]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/individual +[corporate CLA]: https://developers.google.com/open-source/cla/corporate + +Once your CLA is submitted (or if you already submitted one for +another Google project), make a commit adding yourself to the +[AUTHORS][] and [CONTRIBUTORS][] files. This commit can be part +of your first [pull request][]. + +[AUTHORS]: AUTHORS +[CONTRIBUTORS]: CONTRIBUTORS + + +## Submitting a patch ## + + 1. It's generally best to start by opening a new issue describing the bug or + feature you're intending to fix. Even if you think it's relatively minor, + it's helpful to know what people are working on. Mention in the initial + issue that you are planning to work on that bug or feature so that it can + be assigned to you. + + 1. Follow the normal process of [forking][] the project, and setup a new + branch to work in. It's important that each group of changes be done in + separate branches in order to ensure that a pull request only includes the + commits related to that bug or feature. + + 1. Do your best to have [well-formed commit messages][] for each change. + This provides consistency throughout the project, and ensures that commit + messages are able to be formatted properly by various git tools. + + 1. Finally, push the commits to your fork and submit a [pull request][]. + +[forking]: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo +[well-formed commit messages]: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html +[pull request]: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request |