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-# How to contribute
-
-This document will eventually outline all aspects of guidance to make your contributing experience a fruitful and enjoyable one.
-What it already contains is information about _commit message formatting_ and how that directly affects the numerous automated processes that are used for this repo.
-
-
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-
-
-
-- [Commit message formatting](#commit-message-formatting)
- * [Automation of multiple processes](#automation-of-multiple-processes)
- * [Linting commit messages in Travis CI](#linting-commit-messages-in-travis-ci)
- * [Relationship between commit type and version bump](#relationship-between-commit-type-and-version-bump)
- * [Use `BREAKING CHANGE` to trigger a `major` version change](#use-breaking-change-to-trigger-a-major-version-change)
-
-
-
- |
-
-## Commit message formatting
-
-### Automation of multiple processes
-
-This formula uses [`semantic-release`](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) for automating numerous processes such as bumping the version number appropriately, creating new tags/releases and updating the changelog.
-The entire process relies on the structure of commit messages to determine the version bump, which is then used for the rest of the automation.
-
-Full details are available in the upstream docs regarding the [Angular Commit Message Conventions](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/DEVELOPERS.md#-git-commit-guidelines).
-The key factor is that the first line of the commit message must follow this format:
-
-```
-type(scope): subject
-```
-
-* E.g. `docs(contributing): add commit message formatting instructions`.
-
-Besides the version bump, the changelog and release notes are formatted accordingly.
-So based on the example above:
-
-> Documentation
->
-> * **contributing:** add commit message formatting instructions
-
-* The `type` translates into a `Documentation` sub-heading.
-* The `(scope):` will be shown in bold text without the brackets.
-* The `subject` follows the `scope` as standard text.
-
-### Linting commit messages in Travis CI
-
-This formula uses [`commitlint`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint) for checking commit messages during CI testing.
-This ensures that they are in accordance with the `semantic-release` settings.
-
-For more details about the default settings, refer back to the `commitlint` [reference rules](https://conventional-changelog.github.io/commitlint/#/reference-rules).
-
-### Relationship between commit type and version bump
-
-This formula applies some customisations to the defaults, as outlined in the table below,
-based upon the [type](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/DEVELOPERS.md#type) of the commit:
-
-Type|Heading|Description|Bump (default)|Bump (custom)
----|---|---|:-:|:-:
-`build`|Build System|Changes related to the build system|–|
-`chore`|–|Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such as documentation generation|–|
-`ci`|Continuous Integration|Changes to the continuous integration configuration|–|
-`docs`|Documentation|Documentation only changes|–|0.0.1
-`feat`|Features|A new feature|0.1.0|
-`fix`|Bug Fixes|A bug fix|0.0.1|
-`perf`|Performance Improvements|A code change that improves performance|0.0.1|
-`refactor`|Code Refactoring|A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature|–|0.0.1
-`revert`|Reverts|A commit used to revert a previous commit|–|0.0.1
-`style`|Styles|Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.)|–|0.0.1
-`test`|Tests|Adding missing or correcting existing tests|–|0.0.1
-
-### Use `BREAKING CHANGE` to trigger a `major` version change
-
-Adding `BREAKING CHANGE` to the footer of the extended description of the commit message will **always** trigger a `major` version change, no matter which type has been used.
-This will be appended to the changelog and release notes as well.
-To preserve good formatting of these notes, the following format is prescribed:
-
-* `BREAKING CHANGE: .`
-
-An example of that:
-
-```git
-...
-
-BREAKING CHANGE: With the removal of all of the `.sls` files under
-`template/package/`, this formula no longer supports the installation of
-packages.
-```
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+How to contribute
+=================
+
+This document will eventually outline all aspects of guidance to make your contributing experience a fruitful and enjoyable one.
+What it already contains is information about *commit message formatting* and how that directly affects the numerous automated processes that are used for this repo.
+
+Commit message formatting
+-------------------------
+
+Automation of multiple processes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This formula uses `semantic-release `_ for automating numerous processes such as bumping the version number appropriately, creating new tags/releases and updating the changelog.
+The entire process relies on the structure of commit messages to determine the version bump, which is then used for the rest of the automation.
+
+Full details are available in the upstream docs regarding the `Angular Commit Message Conventions `_.
+The key factor is that the first line of the commit message must follow this format:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+ type(scope): subject
+
+
+* E.g. ``docs(contributing): add commit message formatting instructions``.
+
+Besides the version bump, the changelog and release notes are formatted accordingly.
+So based on the example above:
+
+..
+
+ .. raw:: html
+
+ Documentation
+
+ * **contributing:** add commit message formatting instructions
+
+
+* The ``type`` translates into a ``Documentation`` sub-heading.
+* The ``(scope):`` will be shown in bold text without the brackets.
+* The ``subject`` follows the ``scope`` as standard text.
+
+Linting commit messages in Travis CI
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This formula uses `commitlint `_ for checking commit messages during CI testing.
+This ensures that they are in accordance with the ``semantic-release`` settings.
+
+For more details about the default settings, refer back to the ``commitlint`` `reference rules `_.
+
+Relationship between commit type and version bump
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This formula applies some customisations to the defaults, as outlined in the table below,
+based upon the `type `_ of the commit:
+
+.. list-table::
+ :name: commit-type-vs-version-bump
+ :header-rows: 1
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 1,2,3,1,1
+
+ * - Type
+ - Heading
+ - Description
+ - Bump (default)
+ - Bump (custom)
+ * - ``build``
+ - Build System
+ - Changes related to the build system
+ - –
+ -
+ * - ``chore``
+ - –
+ - Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such as documentation generation
+ - –
+ -
+ * - ``ci``
+ - Continuous Integration
+ - Changes to the continuous integration configuration
+ - –
+ -
+ * - ``docs``
+ - Documentation
+ - Documentation only changes
+ - –
+ - 0.0.1
+ * - ``feat``
+ - Features
+ - A new feature
+ - 0.1.0
+ -
+ * - ``fix``
+ - Bug Fixes
+ - A bug fix
+ - 0.0.1
+ -
+ * - ``perf``
+ - Performance Improvements
+ - A code change that improves performance
+ - 0.0.1
+ -
+ * - ``refactor``
+ - Code Refactoring
+ - A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
+ - –
+ - 0.0.1
+ * - ``revert``
+ - Reverts
+ - A commit used to revert a previous commit
+ - –
+ - 0.0.1
+ * - ``style``
+ - Styles
+ - Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.)
+ - –
+ - 0.0.1
+ * - ``test``
+ - Tests
+ - Adding missing or correcting existing tests
+ - –
+ - 0.0.1
+
+
+Use ``BREAKING CHANGE`` to trigger a ``major`` version change
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Adding ``BREAKING CHANGE`` to the footer of the extended description of the commit message will **always** trigger a ``major`` version change, no matter which type has been used.
+This will be appended to the changelog and release notes as well.
+To preserve good formatting of these notes, the following format is prescribed:
+
+
+* ``BREAKING CHANGE: .``
+
+An example of that:
+
+.. code-block:: git
+
+ ...
+
+ BREAKING CHANGE: With the removal of all of the `.sls` files under
+ `template/package/`, this formula no longer supports the installation of
+ packages.
+
diff --git a/docs/README.rst b/docs/README.rst
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--- a/docs/README.rst
+++ b/docs/README.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-================
template-formula
================
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ Contributing to this repo
**Commit message formatting is significant!!**
-Please see `CONTRIBUTING `_ for more details.
+Please see `CONTRIBUTING `_ for more details.
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