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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0c475ea6c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ + +Bitcoin integration/staging tree + +Development process +=================== + +Developers work in their own trees, then submit pull requests when +they think their feature or bug fix is ready. + +If it is a simple/trivial/non-controversial change, then one of the +bitcoin development team members simply pulls it. + +If it is a more complicated or potentially controversial +change, then the patch submitter will be asked to start a +discussion (if they haven't already) on the mailing list: +http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development + +The patch will be accepted if there is broad consensus that it is a +good thing. Developers should expect to rework and resubmit patches +if they don't match the project's coding conventions (see coding.txt) +or are controversial. + +The master branch is regularly built and tested, but is not guaranteed +to be completely stable. Tags are regularly created to indicate new +official, stable release versions of Bitcoin. If you would like to +help test the Bitcoin core, please contact QA@BitcoinTesting.org. + +Feature branches are created when there are major new features being +worked on by several people. + +From time to time a pull request will become outdated. If this occurs, and +the pull is no longer automatically mergeable; a comment on the pull will +be used to issue a warning of closure. The pull will be closed 15 days +after the warning if action is not taken by the author. Pull requests closed +in this manner will have their corresponding issue labeled 'stagnant'. + +Issues with no commits will be given a similar warning, and closed after +15 days from their last activity. Issues closed in this manner will be +labeled 'stale'. + +Requests to reopen closed pull requests and/or issues can be submitted to +QA@BitcoinTesting.org.
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