From 219c4e513ff9211cbc6757f9848f35ab1bcc42e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manav Rathi Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:15:58 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 21 ++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index e92fe9c6cf..80e6424187 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -66,16 +66,19 @@ best to start small. Consider some well-scoped changes, say like adding more [custom icons to auth](auth/docs/adding-icons.md). Each of the individual product/platform specific directories in this repository -have instructions on setting up a dev environment and making changes. The issues -and discussions (feature requests) labelled "good first issues" should be good -starting points. Once you have a bearing, you can head on to issues or -discussions labelled "help wanted". +have instructions on setting up a dev environment. -If you're planning on adding a new feature or making any other substantial -change, please [discuss it with -us](https://github.com/ente-io/ente/discussions). Discussing your idea with us -first ensures that everyone is on the same page before you start working on your -change. +For anything beyond trivial bug fixes, please use [features requests and +discussions](https://github.com/ente-io/ente/discussions) instead of performing +code changes directly. + +> [!TIP] +> +> Please remember that code is a important, but small, part of the overall big +> picture that makes a product a joy to use. Something that's easy in code is +> not necessarily the right choice for the product as a whole. So we'll repeat - +> there are other ways to contribute than code that we'd request you to +> consider. ## Leave a review or star