From 5ddfa69fef1be072c07a5f25b71c9d5158055ca9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brad Fitzpatrick Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 22:45:17 +0000 Subject: doc: update CONTRIBUTING.md a bit, mention proposal process Fixes #18550 Change-Id: Ia08d0ef6964216fcc14fa63c2ba378d68daa2c02 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/34917 Reviewed-by: Chris Broadfoot --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.md') diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 4120daf281..9620d81a89 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ It is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! ## 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. + When filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: 1. What version of Go are you using (`go version`)? @@ -15,8 +20,7 @@ When filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions: 4. What did you expect to see? 5. What did you see instead? -General questions should go to the [golang-nuts mailing list](https://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts) instead of the issue tracker. -The gophers there will answer or ask you to file an issue if you've tripped over a bug. +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). @@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ before sending patches. **We do not accept GitHub pull requests** (we use [an instance](https://go-review.googlesource.com/) of the [Gerrit](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) code review system instead). +Also, please do not post patches on the issue tracker. Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf