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diff --git a/other-licenses/snappy/src/CONTRIBUTING.md b/other-licenses/snappy/src/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d0ce551527 --- /dev/null +++ b/other-licenses/snappy/src/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# How to Contribute + +We'd love to accept your patches and contributions to this project. There are +just a few small guidelines you need to follow. + +## Project Goals + +In addition to the aims listed at the top of the [README](README.md) Snappy +explicitly supports the following: + +1. C++11 +2. Clang (gcc and MSVC are best-effort). +3. Low level optimizations (e.g. assembly or equivalent intrinsics) for: + 1. [x86](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86) + 2. [x86-64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64) + 3. ARMv7 (32-bit) + 4. ARMv8 (AArch64) +4. Supports only the Snappy compression scheme as described in + [format_description.txt](format_description.txt). +5. CMake for building + +Changes adding features or dependencies outside of the core area of focus listed +above might not be accepted. If in doubt post a message to the +[Snappy discussion mailing list](https://groups.google.com/g/snappy-compression). + +## Contributor License Agreement + +Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License +Agreement. You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution, +this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as +part of the project. Head over to <https://cla.developers.google.com/> to see +your current agreements on file or to sign a new one. + +You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted one +(even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it +again. + +## Code reviews + +All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We +use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult +[GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) for more +information on using pull requests. + +Please make sure that all the automated checks (CLA, AppVeyor, Travis) pass for +your pull requests. Pull requests whose checks fail may be ignored. |