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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index b68c4a67826..d404f1b91df 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -80,11 +80,9 @@ the remaining issues on the GitHub issue tracker. ## I want to contribute! If you want to contribute to GitLab, but are not sure where to start, -look for [issues with the label `up-for-grabs`][up-for-grabs]. These issues -will be of reasonable size and challenge, for anyone to start contributing to -GitLab. - -This was inspired by [an article by Kent C. Dodds][medium-up-for-grabs]. +look for [issues with the label `Accepting Merge Requests` and weight < 5][accepting-mrs-weight]. +These issues will be of reasonable size and challenge, for anyone to start +contributing to GitLab. ## Implement design & UI elements @@ -214,16 +212,19 @@ associated with in the description of the issue. ## Merge requests We welcome merge requests with fixes and improvements to GitLab code, tests, -and/or documentation. The features we would really like a merge request for are -listed with the label [`Accepting Merge Requests` on our issue tracker for CE][accepting-mrs-ce] -and [EE][accepting-mrs-ee] but other improvements are also welcome. Please note -that if an issue is marked for the current milestone either before or while you -are working on it, a team member may take over the merge request in order to -ensure the work is finished before the release date. +and/or documentation. The issues that are specifically suitable for +community contributions are listed with the label +[`Accepting Merge Requests` on our issue tracker for CE][accepting-mrs-ce] +and [EE][accepting-mrs-ee], but you are free to contribute to any other issue +you want. + +Please note that if an issue is marked for the current milestone either before +or while you are working on it, a team member may take over the merge request +in order to ensure the work is finished before the release date. If you want to add a new feature that is not labeled it is best to first create a feedback issue (if there isn't one already) and leave a comment asking for it -to be marked as `Accepting merge requests`. Please include screenshots or +to be marked as `Accepting Merge Requests`. Please include screenshots or wireframes if the feature will also change the UI. Merge requests should be opened at [GitLab.com][gitlab-mr-tracker]. @@ -285,14 +286,6 @@ request is as follows: 1. For tests that use Capybara or PhantomJS, see this [article on how to write reliable asynchronous tests](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/write-reliable-asynchronous-integration-tests-with-capybara). -The **official merge window** is in the beginning of the month from the 1st to -the 7th day of the month. This is the best time to submit an MR and get -feedback fast. Before this time the GitLab Inc. team is still dealing with work -that is created by the monthly release such as regressions requiring patch -releases. After the 7th it is already getting closer to the release date of the -next version. This means there is less time to fix the issues created by -merging large new features. - Please keep the change in a single MR **as small as possible**. If you want to contribute a large feature think very hard what the minimum viable change is. Can you split the functionality? Can you only submit the backend/API code? Can @@ -450,8 +443,7 @@ available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor [core team]: https://about.gitlab.com/core-team/ [getting-help]: https://about.gitlab.com/getting-help/ [codetriage]: http://www.codetriage.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq -[up-for-grabs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?label_name=up-for-grabs -[medium-up-for-grabs]: https://medium.com/@kentcdodds/first-timers-only-78281ea47455 +[accepting-mrs-weight]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?assignee_id=0&label_name[]=Accepting%20Merge%20Requests&sort=weight_asc [ce-tracker]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues [ee-tracker]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues [google-group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq |