added README
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+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# see https://s.apache.org/asfyaml
+github:
+ description: "Apache Maven PMD Plugin"
+ homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-pmd-plugin/
+ labels:
+ - java
+ - build-management
+ - maven-plugins
+ - maven-pmd-plugin
+ - maven
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
-+ If you're planning to implement a new feature, it makes sense to discuss your changes
- on the [dev list][ml-list] first.
- This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't
++ If you're planning to implement a new feature, it makes sense to discuss your changes
+ on the [dev list][ml-list] first.
+ This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't
considered to be in Apache Maven's scope.
+ Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
+ Clearly describe the issue, including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The [developer mailing list][ml-list] is the
-main channel of communication for contributors.
+main channel of communication for contributors.
There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
+ Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work (this is usually the master branch).
Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.
