mikewalch commented on a change in pull request #59: proposal for github issues URL: https://github.com/apache/accumulo-website/pull/59#discussion_r172635966
########## File path: pages/how-to-contribute.md ########## @@ -19,9 +19,19 @@ This document provides basic instructions for contributing to Accumulo. If you ## Issues -Any contribution should have a corresponding issue. Accumulo uses [JIRA] for issue tracking. Before creating an issue, -you will need to create an [Apache JIRA account][jira-signup]. If you need help finding an issue to work on, check out -the [open issues labeled for newbies][newbie-issues] or [contact us][contact]. +Accumulo uses GitHub issues to track bugs and features. Each git repository +has its own issues. In GitHub pull request are issues, therefore creating an +issue before a pull request is optional. If unsure wether to start with an +issue or pull request, then create an issue. For each repository, +CONTRIBUTING.md may contain information about issues specific to it. If you +need help finding an issue to work on, check out the +[open issues labeled 'helpwanted'][helpwanted] or [contact us][contact]. + +Accumulo previously used [JIRA] for issue tracking, but is now transitioning to +GitHub issues. All new issues should be opened in GitHub. Existing issues in +JIRA can still be updated. Eventually JIRA will be transitioned to a read-only +state for reference. For finding issues to work, there may still be [open +issues labeled for newbies][newbie-issues] in JIRA. ## Repositories Review comment: Could add links to all issues trackers in the table in this section ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org With regards, Apache Git Services
