Github user mikewalch commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/265#discussion_r120366191
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+# Contributors Guide
+
+ If you believe that you have found a bug, please search for an existing
[issue](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/accumulo) to see if it has
already been reported. If you would like to add a new feature to Accumulo,
please send an email with your idea to the
[user](mailto:u...@accumulo.apache.org) mail list. If it's appropriate, then we
will create a ticket and assign it to you.
+
+## Development
+
+- Ensure that your work targets the correct branch
+- Add / update unit and integration tests
+- Ensure that Accumulo builds cleanly using the command: `mvn clean verify`
+
+## Patch Submission
+
+- Before submission please squash your commits using a message that
contains the JIRA issue number and a description of the changes.
+- Patches should be submitted in the form of Pull Requests to the Apache
Accumulo GitHub [repository](https://github.com/apache/accumulo/) or to the
[Review Board](https://reviews.apache.org) accumulo repository.
+
+## Review
+
+- One or more committers will review your patch.
+- They will be looking for things like threading issues, performance
implications, API design, etc.
+- Reviewers will likely ask questions to better understand your change -
be prepared to answer them.
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I would remove `- be prepared to answer them`.
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