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+# Contributing to Docker
+
+Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! We have a contributor's guide that explains
+[setting up a Docker development environment and the contribution
+process](https://docs.docker.com/opensource/project/who-written-for/).
+
+This page contains information about reporting issues as well as some tips and
+guidelines useful to experienced open source contributors. Finally, make sure
+you read our [community guidelines](#docker-community-guidelines) before you
+start participating.
+
+## Topics
+
+* [Reporting Security Issues](#reporting-security-issues)
+* [Design and Cleanup Proposals](#design-and-cleanup-proposals)
+* [Reporting Issues](#reporting-other-issues)
+* [Quick Contribution Tips and Guidelines](#quick-contribution-tips-and-guidelines)
+* [Community Guidelines](#docker-community-guidelines)
+
+## Reporting security issues
+
+The Docker maintainers take security seriously. If you discover a security
+issue, please bring it to their attention right away!
+
+Please **DO NOT** file a public issue, instead send your report privately to
+[security@docker.com](mailto:security@docker.com).
+
+Security reports are greatly appreciated and we will publicly thank you for it.
+We also like to send gifts—if you're into Docker schwag, make sure to let
+us know. We currently do not offer a paid security bounty program, but are not
+ruling it out in the future.
+
+
+## Reporting other issues
+
+A great way to contribute to the project is to send a detailed report when you
+encounter an issue. We always appreciate a well-written, thorough bug report,
+and will thank you for it!
+
+Check that [our issue database](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues)
+doesn't already include that problem or suggestion before submitting an issue.
+If you find a match, you can use the "subscribe" button to get notified on
+updates. Do *not* leave random "+1" or "I have this too" comments, as they
+only clutter the discussion, and don't help resolving it. However, if you
+have ways to reproduce the issue or have additional information that may help
+resolving the issue, please leave a comment.
+
+When reporting issues, always include:
+
+* The output of `docker version`.
+* The output of `docker info`.
+
+Also include the steps required to reproduce the problem if possible and
+applicable. This information will help us review and fix your issue faster.
+When sending lengthy log-files, consider posting them as a gist (https://gist.github.com).
+Don't forget to remove sensitive data from your logfiles before posting (you can
+replace those parts with "REDACTED").
+
+## Quick contribution tips and guidelines
+
+This section gives the experienced contributor some tips and guidelines.
+
+### Pull requests are always welcome
+
+Not sure if that typo is worth a pull request? Found a bug and know how to fix
+it? Do it! We will appreciate it. Any significant improvement should be
+documented as [a GitHub issue](https://github.com/docker/cli/issues) before
+anybody starts working on it.
+
+We are always thrilled to receive pull requests. We do our best to process them
+quickly. If your pull request is not accepted on the first try,
+don't get discouraged! Our contributor's guide explains [the review process we
+use for simple changes](https://docs.docker.com/opensource/workflow/make-a-contribution/).
+
+### Talking to other Docker users and contributors
+
+
+
+
+
+ Forums |
+
+ A public forum for users to discuss questions and explore current design patterns and
+ best practices about Docker and related projects in the Docker Ecosystem. To participate,
+ just log in with your Docker Hub account on https://forums.docker.com.
+ |
+
+
+ Community Slack |
+
+ The Docker Community has a dedicated Slack chat to discuss features and issues. You can sign-up with this link.
+ |
+
+
+ Twitter |
+
+ You can follow Docker's Twitter feed
+ to get updates on our products. You can also tweet us questions or just
+ share blogs or stories.
+ |
+
+
+ Stack Overflow |
+
+ Stack Overflow has over 17000 Docker questions listed. We regularly
+ monitor Docker questions
+ and so do many other knowledgeable Docker users.
+ |
+
+
+
+
+### Conventions
+
+Fork the repository and make changes on your fork in a feature branch:
+
+- If it's a bug fix branch, name it XXXX-something where XXXX is the number of
+ the issue.
+- If it's a feature branch, create an enhancement issue to announce
+ your intentions, and name it XXXX-something where XXXX is the number of the
+ issue.
+
+Submit unit tests for your changes. Go has a great test framework built in; use
+it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration. [Run the full test
+suite](README.md) on your branch before
+submitting a pull request.
+
+Update the documentation when creating or modifying features. Test your
+documentation changes for clarity, concision, and correctness, as well as a
+clean documentation build. See our contributors guide for [our style
+guide](https://docs.docker.com/opensource/doc-style) and instructions on [building
+the documentation](https://docs.docker.com/opensource/project/test-and-docs/#build-and-test-the-documentation).
+
+Write clean code. Universally formatted code promotes ease of writing, reading,
+and maintenance. Always run `gofmt -s -w file.go` on each changed file before
+committing your changes. Most editors have plug-ins that do this automatically.
+
+Pull request descriptions should be as clear as possible and include a reference
+to all the issues that they address.
+
+Commit messages must start with a capitalized and short summary (max. 50 chars)
+written in the imperative, followed by an optional, more detailed explanatory
+text which is separated from the summary by an empty line.
+
+Code review comments may be added to your pull request. Discuss, then make the
+suggested modifications and push additional commits to your feature branch. Post
+a comment after pushing. New commits show up in the pull request automatically,
+but the reviewers are notified only when you comment.
+
+Pull requests must be cleanly rebased on top of master without multiple branches
+mixed into the PR.
+
+**Git tip**: If your PR no longer merges cleanly, use `rebase master` in your
+feature branch to update your pull request rather than `merge master`.
+
+Before you make a pull request, squash your commits into logical units of work
+using `git rebase -i` and `git push -f`. A logical unit of work is a consistent
+set of patches that should be reviewed together: for example, upgrading the
+version of a vendored dependency and taking advantage of its now available new
+feature constitute two separate units of work. Implementing a new function and
+calling it in another file constitute a single logical unit of work. The very
+high majority of submissions should have a single commit, so if in doubt: squash
+down to one.
+
+After every commit, make sure the test suite passes. Include documentation
+changes in the same pull request so that a revert would remove all traces of
+the feature or fix.
+
+Include an issue reference like `Closes #XXXX` or `Fixes #XXXX` in the pull request
+description that close an issue. Including references automatically closes the issue
+on a merge.
+
+Please do not add yourself to the `AUTHORS` file, as it is regenerated regularly
+from the Git history.
+
+Please see the [Coding Style](#coding-style) for further guidelines.
+
+### Merge approval
+
+Docker maintainers use LGTM (Looks Good To Me) in comments on the code review to
+indicate acceptance.
+
+A change requires LGTMs from an absolute majority of the maintainers of each
+component affected. For example, if a change affects `docs/` and `registry/`, it
+needs an absolute majority from the maintainers of `docs/` AND, separately, an
+absolute majority of the maintainers of `registry/`.
+
+For more details, see the [MAINTAINERS](MAINTAINERS) page.
+
+### Sign your work
+
+The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the patch. Your
+signature certifies that you wrote the patch or otherwise have the right to pass
+it on as an open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you can certify
+the below (from [developercertificate.org](http://developercertificate.org/)):
+
+```
+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+660 York Street, Suite 102,
+San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+ have the right to submit it under the open source license
+ indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+ of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+ license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+ work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+ by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+ permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+ in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+ person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+ it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+ are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+ personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+ maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+ this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+```
+
+Then you just add a line to every git commit message:
+
+ Signed-off-by: Joe Smith
+
+Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
+
+If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your
+commit automatically with `git commit -s`.
+
+### How can I become a maintainer?
+
+The procedures for adding new maintainers are explained in the
+global [MAINTAINERS](https://github.com/docker/opensource/blob/master/MAINTAINERS)
+file in the [https://github.com/docker/opensource/](https://github.com/docker/opensource/)
+repository.
+
+Don't forget: being a maintainer is a time investment. Make sure you
+will have time to make yourself available. You don't have to be a
+maintainer to make a difference on the project!
+
+## Docker community guidelines
+
+We want to keep the Docker community awesome, growing and collaborative. We need
+your help to keep it that way. To help with this we've come up with some general
+guidelines for the community as a whole:
+
+* Be nice: Be courteous, respectful and polite to fellow community members:
+ no regional, racial, gender, or other abuse will be tolerated. We like
+ nice people way better than mean ones!
+
+* Encourage diversity and participation: Make everyone in our community feel
+ welcome, regardless of their background and the extent of their
+ contributions, and do everything possible to encourage participation in
+ our community.
+
+* Keep it legal: Basically, don't get us in trouble. Share only content that
+ you own, do not share private or sensitive information, and don't break
+ the law.
+
+* Stay on topic: Make sure that you are posting to the correct channel and
+ avoid off-topic discussions. Remember when you update an issue or respond
+ to an email you are potentially sending to a large number of people. Please
+ consider this before you update. Also remember that nobody likes spam.
+
+* Don't send email to the maintainers: There's no need to send email to the
+ maintainers to ask them to investigate an issue or to take a look at a
+ pull request. Instead of sending an email, GitHub mentions should be
+ used to ping maintainers to review a pull request, a proposal or an
+ issue.
+
+### Guideline violations — 3 strikes method
+
+The point of this section is not to find opportunities to punish people, but we
+do need a fair way to deal with people who are making our community suck.
+
+1. First occurrence: We'll give you a friendly, but public reminder that the
+ behavior is inappropriate according to our guidelines.
+
+2. Second occurrence: We will send you a private message with a warning that
+ any additional violations will result in removal from the community.
+
+3. Third occurrence: Depending on the violation, we may need to delete or ban
+ your account.
+
+**Notes:**
+
+* Obvious spammers are banned on first occurrence. If we don't do this, we'll
+ have spam all over the place.
+
+* Violations are forgiven after 6 months of good behavior, and we won't hold a
+ grudge.
+
+* People who commit minor infractions will get some education, rather than
+ hammering them in the 3 strikes process.
+
+* The rules apply equally to everyone in the community, no matter how much
+ you've contributed.
+
+* Extreme violations of a threatening, abusive, destructive or illegal nature
+ will be addressed immediately and are not subject to 3 strikes or forgiveness.
+
+* Contact abuse@docker.com to report abuse or appeal violations. In the case of
+ appeals, we know that mistakes happen, and we'll work with you to come up with a
+ fair solution if there has been a misunderstanding.
+
+## Coding Style
+
+Unless explicitly stated, we follow all coding guidelines from the Go
+community. While some of these standards may seem arbitrary, they somehow seem
+to result in a solid, consistent codebase.
+
+It is possible that the code base does not currently comply with these
+guidelines. We are not looking for a massive PR that fixes this, since that
+goes against the spirit of the guidelines. All new contributions should make a
+best effort to clean up and make the code base better than they left it.
+Obviously, apply your best judgement. Remember, the goal here is to make the
+code base easier for humans to navigate and understand. Always keep that in
+mind when nudging others to comply.
+
+The rules:
+
+1. All code should be formatted with `gofmt -s`.
+2. All code should pass the default levels of
+ [`golint`](https://github.com/golang/lint).
+3. All code should follow the guidelines covered in [Effective
+ Go](http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html) and [Go Code Review
+ Comments](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments).
+4. Comment the code. Tell us the why, the history and the context.
+5. Document _all_ declarations and methods, even private ones. Declare
+ expectations, caveats and anything else that may be important. If a type
+ gets exported, having the comments already there will ensure it's ready.
+6. Variable name length should be proportional to its context and no longer.
+ `noCommaALongVariableNameLikeThisIsNotMoreClearWhenASimpleCommentWouldDo`.
+ In practice, short methods will have short variable names and globals will
+ have longer names.
+7. No underscores in package names. If you need a compound name, step back,
+ and re-examine why you need a compound name. If you still think you need a
+ compound name, lose the underscore.
+8. No utils or helpers packages. If a function is not general enough to
+ warrant its own package, it has not been written generally enough to be a
+ part of a util package. Just leave it unexported and well-documented.
+9. All tests should run with `go test` and outside tooling should not be
+ required. No, we don't need another unit testing framework. Assertion
+ packages are acceptable if they provide _real_ incremental value.
+10. Even though we call these "rules" above, they are actually just
+ guidelines. Since you've read all the rules, you now know that.
+
+If you are having trouble getting into the mood of idiomatic Go, we recommend
+reading through [Effective Go](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html). The
+[Go Blog](https://blog.golang.org) is also a great resource. Drinking the
+kool-aid is a lot easier than going thirsty.
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