diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0ed70993..00000000 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -# LevelDOWN is an OPEN Open Source Project - ------------------------------------------ - -## What? - -Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project. - -## Rules - -There are a few basic ground-rules for contributors: - -1. **No `--force` pushes** or modifying the Git history in any way. -1. **Non-master branches** ought to be used for ongoing work. -1. **External API changes and significant modifications** ought to be subject to an **internal pull-request** to solicit feedback from other contributors. -1. Internal pull-requests to solicit feedback are *encouraged* for any other non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor. -1. Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code-style. - -## Releases - -Declaring formal releases remains the prerogative of the project maintainer. - -## Changes to this arrangement - -This is an experiment and feedback is welcome! This document may also be subject to pull-requests or changes by contributors where you believe you have something valuable to add or change. - ------------------------------------------ diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a79f0cd2..aada994b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -289,27 +289,7 @@ LevelDOWN is an **OPEN Open Source Project**. This means that: > Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project. -See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/level/leveldown/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for more details. - -### Contributors - -LevelDOWN is only possible due to the excellent work of the following contributors: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rod VaggGitHub/rvaggTwitter/@rvagg
John ChesleyGitHub/cheslesTwitter/@chesles
Jake VerbatenGitHub/raynosTwitter/@raynos2
Dominic TarrGitHub/dominictarrTwitter/@dominictarr
Max OgdenGitHub/maxogdenTwitter/@maxogden
Lars-Magnus SkogGitHub/ralphtheninjaTwitter/@ralphtheninja
David BjörklundGitHub/keslaTwitter/@david_bjorklund
Julian GruberGitHub/juliangruberTwitter/@juliangruber
Paolo FragomeniGitHub/hij1nxTwitter/@hij1nx
Anton WhalleyGitHub/No9Twitter/@antonwhalley
Matteo CollinaGitHub/mcollinaTwitter/@matteocollina
Pedro TeixeiraGitHub/pgteTwitter/@pgte
James HallidayGitHub/substackTwitter/@substack
+See the [contribution guide](https://github.com/Level/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details. ### Windows @@ -320,8 +300,8 @@ A large portion of the Windows support comes from code by [Krzysztof Kowalczyk]( License & copyright ------------------- -Copyright (c) 2012-2015 LevelDOWN contributors (listed above). +Copyright © 2012-2015 **LevelDOWN** [contributors](https://github.com/level/community#contributors). -LevelDOWN is licensed under the MIT license. All rights not explicitly granted in the MIT license are reserved. See the included LICENSE.md file for more details. +**LevelDOWN** is licensed under the MIT license. All rights not explicitly granted in the MIT license are reserved. See the included `LICENSE.md` file for more details. *LevelDOWN builds on the excellent work of the LevelDB and Snappy teams from Google and additional contributors. LevelDB and Snappy are both issued under the [New BSD Licence](http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause).*