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author | Paul Jolly <paul@myitcv.org.uk> | 2016-12-09 11:15:23 +0000 |
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committer | Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org> | 2017-02-11 20:42:06 +0000 |
commit | e0d50a5830cbd17810cd488bf70d86fd0c2757ec (patch) | |
tree | 5ad0614729e73486e6365922de1806a2f92c3f18 /CONTRIBUTING.md | |
parent | 272ec231b722c5aa5eacf9c86ba30206fde3dd5e (diff) | |
download | go-e0d50a5830cbd17810cd488bf70d86fd0c2757ec.tar.gz go-e0d50a5830cbd17810cd488bf70d86fd0c2757ec.zip |
doc: improve issue template and contribution guidelines
Encourage people towards the various help forums as a first port of
call. Better sign-posting will reduce the incidence or questions being
asked in the issue tracker that should otherwise be handled elsewhere,
thereby keeping the issue tracker email traffic more focussed.
Change-Id: I13b2e498d88be010fca421067ae6fb579a46d6b7
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/34250
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 9620d81a89..274822b512 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ Go is an open source project. It is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! +## Before filing an issue + +If you are unsure whether you have found a bug, please consider asking in the [golang-nuts mailing +list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-nuts) or [other forums](https://golang.org/help/) first. If +the behavior you are seeing is confirmed as a bug or issue, it can easily be re-raised in the issue tracker. ## Filing issues -General questions should go to the -[golang-nuts mailing list](https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts) or -[other forum](https://golang.org/wiki/Questions) instead of the issue tracker. -The gophers there will answer or ask you to file an issue if you've tripped over a bug. +Sensitive security-related issues should be reported to [security@golang.org](mailto:security@golang.org). +See the [security policy](https://golang.org/security) for details. -When filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: +Otherwise, when filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: 1. What version of Go are you using (`go version`)? 2. What operating system and processor architecture are you using? @@ -22,12 +25,9 @@ When filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: For change proposals, see [Proposing Changes To Go](https://github.com/golang/proposal/). -Sensitive security-related issues should be reported to [security@golang.org](mailto:security@golang.org). - ## Contributing code -Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) -before sending patches. +Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) before sending patches. **We do not accept GitHub pull requests** (we use [an instance](https://go-review.googlesource.com/) of the |