From: Ruben Kerkhof Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:07:09 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Merge pull request #1545 from mfournier/contributing X-Git-Tag: collectd-5.6.0~472 X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1eb9440b75f8c5cc4c33cbc145d44a557cbb4f2e;hp=00f9279d9711c9882b65d54fd72c2f25a3f403fc;p=collectd.git Merge pull request #1545 from mfournier/contributing add CONTRIBUTING.md --- diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25241b1b --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Thanks ! + +Thanks for your feedback & contributions to the +[collectd project](https://collectd.org/) ! + +## Need help using collectd ? + +Please use the +[collectd mailing list](http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd) or the +[#collectd IRC channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#collectd). +We'd like to keep the github issue tracker for bugreports and patch reviews. + +## Found a bug ? + +Please mention the exact collectd version you're using, how you installed it +(built from source, or installed from packages. Where did you download it +from). Which operating system/architecture, distribution and version are you +running collectd on. + +If collectd crashes, try to get a +[stack trace](https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Core_file). + +## Fixed a bug ? Want to add a feature ? + +Using git/github to submit changes is not mandatory. Sending patches to the +[mailing-list](http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd) is also fine. +In both cases, take a quick look at the +[submission guidelines](https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Submitting_patches) +and the [coding style recommendations](https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Coding_style). + +Please try to submit **bugfixes** to the +[oldest release branch](https://github.com/collectd/collectd/milestones) on +which the bug is found, so that it gets included in every future **bugfix +release**. + +Please try to submit **new features** to the master branch (which will become +the next **feature release**). +