Establish Contribution and Community Guidelines

[Dax911]

This is a just in case. Don't need but nice reminder to have if we do grow.

Overview

As our project grows and we begin to receive more contributions from the community, it's important to have clear guidelines in place. This issue is to track the creation of comprehensive contribution and community guidelines to ensure a welcoming and productive environment for all contributors.

Task List for Creating Guidelines

• [ ] Research best practices for contribution and community guidelines.

  • [ ] Review guidelines from other successful open-source projects.
  • [ ] Compile a list of common policies and procedures that we should consider.

• [ ] Draft the Contribution Guidelines.

  • [ ] Outline the process for submitting contributions, including coding standards, pull request process, etc.
  • [ ] Specify the types of contributions we are looking for and any that we are not.
  • [ ] Detail the setup process for development environment and any tools or tests that contributors should run.

• [ ] Draft the Community Guidelines.

  • [ ] Establish a code of conduct that promotes a respectful and inclusive environment.
  • [ ] Create a reporting process for any incidents of misconduct.
  • [ ] Define the roles and responsibilities of community members, including maintainers and contributors.

• [ ] Review and finalize the guidelines.

  • [ ] Have the guidelines reviewed by project maintainers and, if possible, by external parties for feedback.
  • [ ] Incorporate feedback and revise the guidelines accordingly.

• [ ] Publish the guidelines.

  • [ ] Add the Contribution Guidelines to the CONTRIBUTING.md file in the repository.
  • [ ] Add the Community Guidelines to the CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md file in the repository.
  • [ ] Announce the new guidelines on the project's communication channels.

• [ ] Monitor and iterate on the guidelines.

  • [ ] Set a schedule to review the guidelines periodically.
  • [ ] Be open to feedback from the community and make adjustments as the project evolves.

Additional Notes

• Ensure that the guidelines are easy to understand and follow.
• Consider the legal implications of the guidelines and consult with a legal professional if necessary.

References

• GitHub's Open Source Guides: Building Welcoming Communities
• Contributor Covenant: Code of Conduct

Please add any additional tasks or notes that might be relevant as we work through this process.

[sammcj]

Added CoC and Contributing from a mish-mash of community templates - #36

IMO it doesn't need to be much better than that for such a small, early stage bit of software.