[OE-core] [PATCH] README: add "Contributing" section

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wednesday 13 May 2015 13:07:28 Mario Domenech Goulart wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2015 09:54:39 +0100 Paul Eggleton 
<paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 13 May 2015 07:17:01 Anders Darander wrote:
> >> * Mario Domenech Goulart <mario at ossystems.com.br> [150512 16:58]:
> >> > +Contributing
> >> > +------------
> >> > +
> >> > +To contribute to this layer you should submit the patches for
> >> > +review to the mailing list (openembedded-core at lists.openembedded.org).
> >> > +
> >> > +Please refer to:
> >> > +http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines
> >> > +for some useful guidelines to be followed when submitting patches.
> >> > +
> >> > +Mailing list:
> >> > +
> >> > +    http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
> >> > +
> >> > +Source code:
> >> > +
> >> > +    http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/
> >> > +
> >> > +When sending patches, please use something like:
> >> > +
> >> > +    git send-email --to openembedded-core at lists.openembedded.org
> >> > <patches>
> >> 
> >> Maybe we could add something about the helper scripts:
> >> 
> >> scripts/create-pull-request
> >> scripts/send-pull-request
> >> 
> >> or do you think that those scripts might be out of scope for the primary
> >> intended audience of this section?
> > 
> > My suggestion would be to link to the following page instead which covers
> > all> 
> > the options and explains how to use them:
> >   http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded
> > 
> > We can probably drop the "commit message guidelines" link at the same time
> > since the above page already links to that.
> 
> Thanks guys for the suggestions.
> 
> Paul: do you mean dropping everything and add something like
> 
> 
> Contributing
> ------------
> 
> Please refer to
> http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded
> for guidelines on how to submit patches.
> 
> 
> ?  Or keep everything and just replace the guidelines link?

I think the best plan would be to 1) edit the contributing section as you 
posted above, and 2) drop the "When sending patches..." bit.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre