nixpkgs/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

# How to contribute

Note: contributing implies licensing those contributions
under the terms of [COPYING](../COPYING), which is an MIT-like license.

## Opening issues

* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
* [Submit an issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues) - assuming one does not already exist.
  * Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
  * Include information what version of nixpkgs and Nix are you using (nixos-version or git revision).

## Submitting changes

* Format the commits in the following way:

  `(pkg-name | service-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc)`

  Examples:

  * nginx: init at 2.0.1
  * firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1
  * hydra service: add bazBaz option
  * nginx service: refactor config generation

* Don't put dots at the end of package descriptions.

See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-submitting-changes).
CONTRIBUTING.md: initial 2015-04-07 13:11:59 +00:00			`# How to contribute`

CONTRIBUTING.md: add a notice about licensing This suplements changes from #11557; see the long discussion. 2015-12-19 13:34:58 +00:00			`Note: contributing implies licensing those contributions`
CONTRIBUTING.md: Fix link to COPYING 2016-02-23 13:47:43 +00:00			`under the terms of [COPYING](../COPYING), which is an MIT-like license.`
CONTRIBUTING.md: add a notice about licensing This suplements changes from #11557; see the long discussion. 2015-12-19 13:34:58 +00:00
CONTRIBUTING.md: initial 2015-04-07 13:11:59 +00:00			`## Opening issues`

			`* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)`
CONTRIBUTING.md: fix typos 2015-06-21 15:32:54 +00:00			`* [Submit an issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues) - assuming one does not already exist.`
			`* Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.`
			`* Include information what version of nixpkgs and Nix are you using (nixos-version or git revision).`
CONTRIBUTING.md: initial 2015-04-07 13:11:59 +00:00
			`## Submitting changes`

Simplify contributing * Highlight the top mistakes directly in CONTRIBUTING.md * Remove unecessary cruft from the PR template 2016-04-09 16:53:24 +00:00			`* Format the commits in the following way:`

			`(pkg-name \| service-name): (from -> to \| init at version \| refactor \| etc)`

			`Examples:`

			`* nginx: init at 2.0.1`
			`* firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1`
			`* hydra service: add bazBaz option`
			`* nginx service: refactor config generation`

			`* Don't put dots at the end of package descriptions.`

			`See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/manual/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual#chap-submitting-changes).`