Create CONTRIBUTING.md and community governance docs #6
Description
Summary
Create organization-level contributing guidelines and community governance documentation for the Azure Local org.
Deliverables
CONTRIBUTING.md (org-level, in github.io repo)
- How to contribute (issues, PRs, docs, code)
- Branch naming conventions
- Commit message format (conventional commits for release-please)
- PR review process
- Code of Conduct reference
- Development environment setup
- How to set up MkDocs locally for docs contributions
- Link to each repo's specific contributing guide
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Adopt Contributor Covenant or Microsoft Open Source CoC
Issue & PR Templates (org-wide)
- Bug report template
- Feature request template
- Documentation improvement template
- PR template with checklist
Why
As the org grows and potentially accepts community contributions, having clear guidelines reduces friction and sets expectations. Each solution repo's contributing.md currently links to a root CONTRIBUTING that doesn't exist or is minimal.