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| author | guineveresaenger <guineveresaenger@gmail.com> | 2018-07-05 11:56:36 -0700 |
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| committer | guineveresaenger <guineveresaenger@gmail.com> | 2018-07-05 11:56:36 -0700 |
| commit | 40c826de672fc4589b38d6e06b2f27bab839f1ff (patch) | |
| tree | 9f5181ddfa1e9a88aac5c2a769ab545ebba5a5d0 | |
| parent | c9b2c778954785624d3031f03f80372309f3481b (diff) | |
Adds explanation for inability to assign non-org members to Issues to contributor guide
| -rw-r--r-- | contributors/guide/README.md | 6 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/contributors/guide/README.md b/contributors/guide/README.md index 300a3418..47308a7c 100644 --- a/contributors/guide/README.md +++ b/contributors/guide/README.md @@ -73,12 +73,16 @@ You get the idea - if you ever see something you think should be fixed, you shou There are multiple repositories within the Kubernetes community and a full list of repositories can be found [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/). Each repository in the Kubernetes organization has beginner-friendly issues that provide a good first issue. For example, [kubernetes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes) has [help wanted](https://go.k8s.io/help-wanted) and [good first issue](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/labels/good%20first%20issue) labels for issues that should not need deep knowledge of the system. -The `good first issue` label indicates that members have committed to providing extra assistance for new contributors. +The `good first issue` label indicates that members have committed to providing extra assistance for new contributors. Read more [here](/contributors/devel/help-wanted.md). <!-- TODO: review removing this note after 3 months or after the 1.12 release --> Please note that while several of the repositories in the Kubernetes community have `good first issue` labels already, they are still being applied throughout the community. Another good strategy is to find a documentation improvement, such as a missing/broken link, which will give you exposure to the code submission/review process without the added complication of technical depth. Please see [Contributing](#contributing) below for the workflow. +#### Issue Assignment in Github + +Often, new contributors ask to be assigned an issue they are willing to take on. Unfortunately, due to GitHub limitations we can only assign issues to [org members](#community) or repo collaborators. Instead, a code owner will remove any `help-wanted` or `good-first-issue` flags and verbally state in an issue comment that it is yours to work on. + ### Learn about SIGs #### Sig structure |