to updating or filling in the documentation
and and submitting [bug reports][issues]
about things that don't work, aren't clear, or are missing.
-If you are looking for ideas,
-please see [the list of issues for this repository][issues],
-or the issues for [Data Carpentry][dc-issues]
+If you are looking for ideas, please see the 'Issues' tab for
+a list of issues associated with this repository,
+or you may also look at the issues for [Data Carpentry][dc-issues]
and [Software Carpentry][swc-issues] projects.
Comments on issues and reviews of pull requests are just as welcome:
## Using GitHub
-If you choose to contribute via GitHub,
-you may want to look at
+If you choose to contribute via GitHub, you may want to look at
[How to Contribute to an Open Source Project on GitHub][how-contribute].
-In brief:
-
-1. The published copy of the lesson is in the `gh-pages` branch of the repository
- (so that GitHub will regenerate it automatically).
- Please create all branches from that,
- and merge the [master repository][repo]'s `gh-pages` branch into your `gh-pages` branch
- before starting work.
- Please do *not* work directly in your `gh-pages` branch,
- since that will make it difficult for you to work on other contributions.
-
-2. We use [GitHub flow][github-flow] to manage changes:
- 1. Create a new branch in your desktop copy of this repository for each significant change.
- 2. Commit the change in that branch.
- 3. Push that branch to your fork of this repository on GitHub.
- 4. Submit a pull request from that branch to the [master repository][repo].
- 5. If you receive feedback,
- make changes on your desktop and push to your branch on GitHub:
- the pull request will update automatically.
-
-Each lesson has two maintainers who review issues and pull requests
-or encourage others to do so.
-The maintainers are community volunteers,
-and have final say over what gets merged into the lesson.
+To manage changes, we follow [GitHub flow][github-flow].
+Each lesson has two maintainers who review issues and pull requests or encourage others to do so.
+The maintainers are community volunteers and have final say over what gets merged into the lesson.
+To use the web interface for contributing to a lesson:
+
+1. Fork the master repository to your GitHub profile.
+2. Within your version of the forked repository, move to the `gh-pages` branch and
+create a new branch for each significant change being made.
+3. Navigate to the file(s) you wish to change within the new branches and make revisions as required.
+4. Commit all changed files within the appropriate branches.
+5. Create individual pull requests from each of your changed branches
+to the `gh-pages` branch within the master repository.
+6. If you receive feedback, make changes using your issue-specific branches of the forked
+repository and the pull requests will update automatically.
+7. Repeat as needed until all feedback has been addressed.
+
+When starting work, please make sure your clone of the master `gh-pages` branch is up-to-date
+before creating your own revision-specific branch(es) from there.
+Additionally, please only work from your newly-created branch(es) and *not*
+your clone of the master `gh-pages` branch.
+Lastly, published copies of all the lessons are available in the `gh-pages` branch of the master
+repository for reference while revising.
## Other Resources
[github-flow]: https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/
[github-join]: https://github.com/join
[how-contribute]: https://egghead.io/series/how-to-contribute-to-an-open-source-project-on-github
-[issues]: https://github.com/swcarpentry/FIXME/issues/
-[repo]: https://github.com/swcarpentry/FIXME/
+[issues]: https://guides.github.com/features/issues/
[swc-issues]: https://github.com/issues?q=user%3Aswcarpentry
[swc-lessons]: https://software-carpentry.org/lessons/
[swc-site]: https://software-carpentry.org/