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commit f7e0db16d7f2c51aad52bc25743b54a0fa3d505d
Author: Sebb <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec 9 16:53:22 2023 +0000
GH account is not essential
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src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/contributing-md-template.md | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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+++ b/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/contributing-md-template.md
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ Getting Started
---------------
+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
-+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
++ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free). This
is not essential, but makes providing patches much easier.
+ If you're planning to implement a new feature it makes sense to discuss your
changes on the [dev list](https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html) first.
This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't
considered to be in @NAME@'s scope.
+ Submit a [Jira Ticket][jira] for your issue, assuming one does not already
exist.
+ Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
+ Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
+ Find the corresponding [repository on
GitHub](https://github.com/apache/?query=commons-),
-[fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and check out your
forked repository.
+[fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and check out your
forked repository. If you don't have a GitHub account, you can still clone the
Commons repository.
Making Changes
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