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On 11/21/2012 09:43 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 09:26:53AM -0800, Monty Taylor wrote:
>> Hey all!
>>
>> When you go to add a new repo on github, you get this message:
>>
>> "We recommend that every repository has a README, LICENSE,
>> CONTRIBUTING, and .gitignore."
>>
>> I certainly agree with them on 3 of the 4 - but I've never really
>> thought about having a CONTRIBUTING file. It seems like a good idea
>> though - especially since we have a kind-of specific workflow for
>> contribution.
>>
>> What do people think? Should we add that file? In it, should we
>> include the text of our contribution instructions, or just a small
>> snippet that directs people to the website with a quick 3-second
>> "sign cla, download git-review, submit"?
>
> For most projects I'm involved with this kind of info would
> be either in the README file or the HACKING file. I don't
> actually remember seeing use of a CONTRIBUTING file before.

Yeah, me either - but hell, if it's something github are about to be 
pushing people to do, I mean, I don't want to be the one without skinny 
jeans and a beard this time around...