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authorJeff Widman <jeff@jeffwidman.com>2017-07-23 23:23:03 -0600
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2017-07-23 23:23:03 -0600
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docs: minor tweaks to contributing.mdjeffwidman-fix-contributing-docs
Fix readability, tense, grammar, etc.
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IRC in the
## Development
-If you want to work on the code and sent us a
+If you want to work on the code and send us a
[pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests),
first fork the repository on github to your own account. Then clone
your new repository and run the build scripts:
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ your new repository and run the build scripts:
You need to have some supported version of Python installed and have
it available as `python` in your shell. To run Zookeeper you also
-need a Java runtime (JRE or JDK) version 6 or 7. To run tests, you
-need to have the tox, Python testing tool, to be installed in your shell.
+need a Java runtime (JRE or JDK) version 6, 7 or 8. To run tests, you
+need to have `tox`, the Python testing tool, installed in your shell.
You can run all the tests by calling:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ you can and under what conditions you saw the issue.
## Adding Recipes
New recipes are welcome, however they should include the status/maintainer
-RST information so its clear who is maintaining the recipe. This does mean
+RST information so its clear who is maintaining the recipe. This means
that if you submit a recipe for inclusion with Kazoo, you should be ready
to support/maintain it, and address bugs that may be found.
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ In order to maintain a reference to the context of the commit, add
`closes #<issue_number>` if it closes a related issue or `issue #<issue_number>`
if it's a partial fix.
-You can also write a detailed description of the commit: Just as in the
+You can also write a detailed description of the commit. Just as in the
**subject**, use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor
-"changes" It should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with
+"changes". Please include the motivation for the change and contrast this with
previous behavior.
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