Issue #9254 has been reported by zzak (Zachary Scott). ---------------------------------------- Bug #9254: ./doc/contributing.rdoc -> CONTRIBUTING.md https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9254 Author: zzak (Zachary Scott) Status: Assigned Priority: Normal Assignee: zzak (Zachary Scott) Category: doc Target version: next minor ruby -v: 2.1.0dev Backport: 1.9.3: UNKNOWN, 2.0.0: UNKNOWN I will abbreviate the current contributing document and move it to ./CONTRIBUTING.md ( in markdown format ) My goal is to encourage proper contributions for users of github, see also: https://github.com/blog/1184-contributing-guidelines Contributions via github have recently increased tremendously, we should take full advantage and encourage new contributors with this easy to follow guide. I plan to complete this after the release of 2.1.0 -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/