CONTRIBUTING.md

   1 # Contributing Guidelines
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   3 Please make sure that all packages you commit or request to pull:
   4 * Package a version which is still maintained by the upstream author.
   5 * Have yourself or another person listed in the (PKG_)MAINTAINER field.
   6 * Will be updated regularly to maintained and supported versions.
   7 * Have no dependencies outside the openwrt core packages or this feed.
   8 * Are tested to run (or at the very least tested to compile sucessfully)
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  10 Please make sure that all commits you make to this repository:
  11 * Are signed-off (see https://dev.openwrt.org/wiki/SubmittingPatches#a10.Signyourwork)
  12 * Have a proper description prefixed with the package name
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  14 If you have commit access:
  15 * Do NOT use git push --force.
  16 * Do NOT commit to other maintainer's packages without their consent.
  17 * Use Pull Requests if you are unsure and to suggest changes to other maintainers.
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  19 Release Branches:
  20 * Branches named "for-XX.YY" (e.g. for-14.07) are release branches.
  21 * These branches are built with the respective OpenWrt release and are created
  22   during the release stabilisation phase.
  23 * Please ONLY cherry-pick or commit security and bug-fixes to these branches.
  24 * Do NOT add new packages and do NOT do major upgrades of packages here.
  25 * If you are unsure if your change is suitable, please use a pull request.