From a526b41b677f5a2fce82bc062e683fb784465c78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Leary Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 20:56:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Create CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d81ff61 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Contribution Guidelines + +Feel free to work on any issue with a #hacktoberfest label. + +If you discover an issue you would like to work on, you can add a new issue to the list. If it meets our criteria, a hacktoberfest label will be added. + +# Who is allowed to submit pull requests for this project? + +Anyone can submit pull requests for code, tests, or documentation. + +# How do you decide which pull requests to accept? + +* Does it call out a bug that needs to be fixed? If so, it goes to the top of the list. +* Does it fix a major user inconvenience? These are given high priority as well. +* Does it align with the specs? If not, it will probably not be accepted. It turns out there are gray areas in the specs. If this is in a gray area, it will likely be given the benefit of the doubt. +* Does it break the existing behavior of the lib? If so, it will not be accepted, unless it fixes an egregious bug. This is happening less frequently now. + +# For more guidance, see these links: + +[README.md (includes build instructions)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java#readme) + +[FAQ - all your questions answered](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/wiki/FAQ)