[openstack-dev] [all] Adding CONTRIBUTING.rst files to projects
Andrey Kurilin
akurilin at mirantis.com
Wed Dec 21 16:11:32 UTC 2016
On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse.com> wrote:
> On 2016-12-21 16:22, Ian Cordasco wrote:
> > [...]
> > That said, I think there are two better places for this information
> > that are already standards in OpenStack:
> >
> > * README.rst
> > * HACKING.rst
> >
> > Most projects include links to the contributing documentation in at
> > least one of these files. I think the effort here is to standardize,
> > albeit in a brand new file, and that's admirable.
>
> If that's the goal - to standardize - then I would expect that we move
> all the documentation out of those files in one place.
>
> Right now, the changes duplicate information that exists - and the new
> information is often wrong. It points to place that do not exist or
> where better places exist. ;(
>
Duplication can be reduced by using `.. include:: ` directive.
>
>
> I'm fine with the status quo - of using the two files that you mention.
> Having contribution information is important,
>
> Andreas
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Andrey Kurilin.
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