From 2ac0287b4c54e69427fa2b9365c69fc43e8085b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Coffey Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:02:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] CONTRIBUTING: how to send a change without repository access New accounts on git.coffeylabs.org can file issues but can't push or fork. Until a volunteer is given access, a change arrives as a patch on an issue. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 4a58baca..9dc4d71c 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ and it should be worth that. Small fixes — a bug, a typo, a test — need no ceremony. Send them. +## Sending a change + +New accounts on git.coffeylabs.org can file issues but can't push or fork. +Until you have repository access, open an +[issue](https://git.coffeylabs.org/inbuxa/inbuxa-server/issues) for the change, or say hello +on [community.coffeylabs.org](https://community.coffeylabs.org), and attach the +change to the issue as a patch: + +```sh +git format-patch origin/main --stdout > my-change.patch +``` + +Repository access goes to volunteers we have worked with; a few good issues or +patches is the usual way in. After that you push a branch here and open a pull +request. The GitHub copy is a read-only mirror, so pull requests opened +there are not merged. + ## How a change lands `main` is protected. It cannot be force-pushed or deleted, and a change -- 2.54.0