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Pull Request Overview
This PR introduces comprehensive contributing guidelines for the snapcraft.io project to help new contributors understand how to participate in the project effectively.
- Adds a new CONTRIBUTING.md file with detailed guidelines covering bug reporting, feature suggestions, code contributions, and community standards
- Provides clear instructions for different types of contributions including bug reports, feature requests, and code submissions
- Establishes expectations around the review process, licensing requirements, and AI tool usage
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Co-authored-by: Eduard M <4310497+edisile@users.noreply.github.com>
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* docs: Add contributing guidelines * Update CONTRIBUTING.md Co-authored-by: Eduard M <4310497+edisile@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Eduard M <4310497+edisile@users.noreply.github.com>
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Done
Adds contributing guidelines to the repo
How to QA
Review the text of the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
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Issue / Card
Fixes https://warthogs.atlassian.net/browse/WD-29043