all: update contributing documentation
Change-Id: I2815e570696fd5ffc765c42ffc26060fc4aa5a2b
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/protobuf/+/220677
Reviewed-by: Damien Neil <dneil@google.com>
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d5caa8f..1f8083b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
[go.googlesource.com/protobuf](https://go.googlesource.com/protobuf).
The code review tool used is
[Gerrit Code Review](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/).
+At this time, we are unfortunately unable to accept GitHub pull requests.
## Becoming a contributor
The first step is to configure your environment.
Please follow the steps outlined in
-[Becoming a contributor](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html#contributor)
+["Becoming a contributor" (golang.org)](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html#contributor)
as the setup for contributing to the `protobuf` project is identical
to that for contributing to the `go` project.
@@ -19,17 +20,15 @@
## Before contributing code
The project welcomes submissions, but to make sure things are well coordinated
-we ask that everyone discuss any significant changes before starting work.
+we ask that contributors discuss any significant changes before starting work.
Best practice is to connect your work to the
[issue tracker](https://github.com/golang/protobuf/issues),
either by filing a new issue or by claiming an existing issue.
-Issues related to the new API should have a "APIv2:" prefix in the title.
## Sending a change via Gerrit
The `protobuf` project performs development in Gerrit.
-Unfortunately, we are not currently able to accept GitHub pull requests.
Below are the steps to send a change using Gerrit.
