From 3a66546347241065d625c29025d1196aff99d392 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chaitanya Bhorade Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:15:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Remove issue assignment language from CONTRIBUTING.md MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The contributing guide previously instructed external contributors to ask maintainers to assign issues to them before beginning work. This does not reflect actual practice — maintainers self-assign issues for tracking but do not assign external contributors. Updated to instead direct contributors to: - Comment on the issue to signal intent to contribute a fix (for bugs) - Use the existing 'I may be able to implement this feature request' checkbox in the feature request template (for features) --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6101f463be51..882c8d1c2472 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ Open an [issue][issues] with the following: how it should work. * [Markdown][markdown] formatting as appropriate to make the request easier to read. -* If you intend to implement this feature, indicate that you'd like to the - issue to be assigned to you +* If you intend to implement this feature, check the "I may be able to + implement this feature request" option in the issue template ## Code Contributions Code contributions to the SDK are done through [Pull Requests][pull-requests]. @@ -95,10 +95,9 @@ Please keep the following in mind when considering a code contribution: by another person. If you're working on a bug fix, check to see if the bug has already been - reported. If it has but no one is assigned to it, ask one of the maintainers - to assign it to you before beginning work. If you're confident the bug - hasn't been reported yet, create a new [Bug Report](#bug-reports) then ask to - be assigned to it. + reported. If it has, comment on the issue to indicate you intend to submit a + fix. If you're confident the bug hasn't been reported yet, create a new [Bug + Report](#bug-reports). If you are thinking about adding entirely new functionality, open a [Feature Request](#feature-requests) to ask for feedback first before beginning work;