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authorCory Wright <cory.wright@rackspace.com>2011-01-06 01:44:16 +0000
committerTarmac <>2011-01-06 01:44:16 +0000
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This addition to the docs clarifies that it is a requirement for contributors to be listed in the Authors file before their commits can be merged to trunk.
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diff --git a/doc/source/community.rst b/doc/source/community.rst
index bfb93414c..01ff5f055 100644
--- a/doc/source/community.rst
+++ b/doc/source/community.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ Contributing Code
To contribute code, sign up for a Launchpad account and sign a contributor license agreement,
available on the `OpenStack Wiki <http://wiki.openstack.org/CLA>`_. Once the CLA is signed you
-can contribute code through the Bazaar version control system which is related to your Launchpad account.
+can contribute code through the Bazaar version control system which is related to your Launchpad
+account. See the :doc:`devref/development.environment` page to get started.
#openstack on Freenode IRC Network
----------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst b/doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst
index 6344c5382..3de2e2287 100644
--- a/doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devref/development.environment.rst
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ Here's how to get the latest code::
source .nova_venv/bin/activate
./run_tests.sh
-And then you can do cleaning work or hack hack hack with a branched named cleaning::
+Then you can do cleaning work or hack hack hack with a branched named cleaning.
+
+Contributing Your Work
+----------------------
+
+Once your work is complete you may wish to contribute it to the project. Add your name and email address to the `Authors` file, and also to the `.mailmap` file if you use multiple email addresses. Your contributions can not be merged into trunk unless you are listed in the Authors file. Now, push the branch to Launchpad::
bzr push lp:~launchpaduserid/nova/cleaning