Github user keith-turner commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/265#discussion_r120396006
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+ 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,
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[dev](mailto:dev@accumulo.apache.org) mail list. If it's appropriate, then we
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+## Development
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+- See the [Developer's
Guide](https://accumulo.apache.org/contributor/source) for information
regarding common build commands, IDE setup and more.
+- Ensure that your work targets the correct branch
+- Add / update unit and integration tests
+
+## Patch Submission
+
+- Ensure that Accumulo builds cleanly before submiting your patch using
the command: `mvn clean verify`
+- Before submission please squash your commits using a message that starts
with 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
+
+- While everyone is welcome to review patches, at least one committer
needs to review and approve your patch.
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Oh, the last sentence I suggested I think makes things more clearly `Any
commiter can approve and merge a PR.`.
I think we should write this guide such that it clearly implies CTR, as
that is the current agreed upon way of working.
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