RFR: 8251552: Add minimal CONTRIBUTING.md file

[Iris Clark]

Hi, Erik.

Shouldn't CONTRIBUTING.md reference this link instead?

    https://openjdk.java.net/contribute/

It contains preliminary information for new people to begin making contributions to the JDK Project.  Perhaps I'm not understanding the audience for CONTRIBUTING.md?

Thanks,
Iris

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Helin 
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 12:54 PM
To: jdk-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: RFR: 8251552: Add minimal CONTRIBUTING.md file

Hi all,

please review this patch that adds a minimal CONTRIBUTING.md file to the repository. Many source code forges (e.g. GitLab, GitHub, BitBucket) show the CONTRIBUTING.md file when a newcomer makes their first contribution. Since we already have an OpenJDK developer's guide [0], I've chosen to go with a minimal CONTRIBUTING.md file that only refers the reader to the developer's guide.

Issue:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251552

Webrev:
https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ehelin/8251552/00/

Thanks,
Erik

[0]: https://openjdk.java.net/guide/