docs: add `CONTRIBUTING.md` template
Metadata
Current evaluation
Merged after receiving two approvals and passing all CI checks. Added a CONTRIBUTING.md template to streamline the contribution process and removed the outdated HACKING.md file.
Suggested action: —
No scores available.
Issue body
- [X] Have you followed the guidelines for contributing?
- [X] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)?
- [X] Have you successfully run `make lint && make test`?
---
* Add a template `CONTRIBUTING.md` file to smooth out the Starbase merge process.
* Remove `HACKING.md`. The most important information was present in the `CONTRIBUTING.md` model.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged after receiving two approvals and passing all CI checks. Added a CONTRIBUTING.md template to streamline the contribution process and removed the outdated HACKING.md file. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged addition of a CONTRIBUTING.md template to streamline the Starbase merge process, removing the legacy HACKING.md file. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #791 docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md | craft-application | merged | Merged after reviewer approval and passing CI checks. Updated CONTRIBUTING.md and removed HACKING.md. | |
| #215 docs: add CONTRIBUTING.md | imagecraft | merged | Merged into main, replacing HACKING.md with CONTRIBUTING.md. Approved by reviewers and passed all CI checks. Maintainer suggested future content trimming, but the documentation update was successfully integrated. | |
| #5578 docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md | snapcraft | merged | Merged after approvals and passing CI. Updated CONTRIBUTING.md, removed HACKING.md, and reverted a redundant conf.py change. A reviewer noted a remaining README reference to HACKING.md requiring separate handling. | |
| #368 docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md | craft-cli | merged | Merged following two reviewer approvals and successful CI checks. Updates CONTRIBUTING.md to align with the standard template, applying 107 additions and 55 deletions to a single file. | |
| #841 docs: update `CONTRIBUTING.md` | craft-application | merged | Merged after two reviewers approved and all CI checks passed. The update incorporates minor adjustments to CONTRIBUTING.md from other repository reviews, resulting in five additions and five deletions across one file. | |
| #5639 docs: update `CONTRIBUTING.md` | snapcraft | merged | Merged after updating CONTRIBUTING.md to align with cross-repository template changes. Kept in draft until template stabilized, then approved by two reviewers and merged despite one failing CI check. | |
| #1134 docs: add contributing.md | craft-parts | merged | Contributing guidelines were updated and moved to the standard contributing.md file. The change received two approvals, passed all CI checks, and was successfully merged. | |
| #1197 docs: align `CONTRIBUTING.md` with template | craft-parts | merged | Merged update aligning CONTRIBUTING.md with the project template. Approved by three reviewers, passed all CI checks, and changed +147/-89 lines across one file. | |
| #826 docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md | craft-application | merged | Merged documentation update aligning CONTRIBUTING.md with the official template. Approved by three reviewers with all CI checks passing. The change modifies one file with 104 additions and 48 deletions. | |
| #2404 docs: update `CONTRIBUTING.md` | charmcraft | merged | Merged update to CONTRIBUTING.md incorporating changes from reviews in other repositories. Approved by three reviewers with no unresolved comments. All CI checks passed prior to merge. |