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authorBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2017-01-06 22:45:17 +0000
committerBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2017-01-06 23:19:01 +0000
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parent116da1c64a2db0387f38f8d062378b62bf0f377e (diff)
downloadgo-git-5ddfa69fef1be072c07a5f25b71c9d5158055ca9.tar.gz
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 <cbro@golang.org>
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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.