Merge "[Community goal] Update contributor documentation"

doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst

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+============================
+So You Want to Contribute...
+============================
+
+For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the
+`contributor guide <https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/>`_ to get started.
+It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts
+you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we
+communicate as a community, etc.
+
+Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started
+with nova.
+
+Communication
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:doc:`how-to-get-involved`
+
+Contacting the Core Team
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The overall structure of the Nova team is documented on `the wiki
+<https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Nova#People>`_.
+
+New Feature Planning
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you want to propose a new feature please read the :doc:`blueprints` page.
+
+Task Tracking
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We track our tasks in `Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova>`__.
+
+If you're looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started
+on, search for the 'low-hanging-fruit' tag.
+
+Reporting a Bug
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so on
+`Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+filebug>`__.
+More info about Launchpad usage can be found on `OpenStack docs page
+<https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/task-tracking.html#launchpad>`_.
+
+Getting Your Patch Merged
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+All changes proposed to the Nova requires two ``Code-Review +2`` votes from
+Nova core reviewers before one of the core reviewers can approve patch by
+giving ``Workflow +1`` vote. More detailed guidelines for reviewers of Nova
+patches are available at :doc:`code-review`.
+
+
+Project Team Lead Duties
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+All common PTL duties are enumerated in the `PTL guide
+<https://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/ptl.html>`_.
+
+For the Nova specific duties you can read the Nova PTL guide
+:doc:`ptl-guide`

doc/source/contributor/index.rst

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 valuable, and part of what keeps the project going. Here are a list of
 resources to get your started.
 
+Basic Information
+=================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   contributing
+
 Getting Started
 ===============
 

doc/source/index.rst

@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ Reference Material
 For Contributors
 ================
 
+* :doc:`contributor/contributing`: If you are a new contributor this should
+  help you to start contributing to Nova.
 * :doc:`contributor/index`: If you are new to Nova, this should help you start
   to understand what Nova actually does, and why.
 * :doc:`reference/index`: There are also a number of technical references on
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    :hidden:
 
    contributor/index
+   contributor/contributing
    reference/index
 
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