diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6f8f2f64..be85129e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,17 +1,3 @@ -This template and our [recommendation pages][website] were made by [research -software engineers] at [UCL's Centre for Advanced Research Computing][UCL ARC]. -We made it with research software projects in mind, but whoever you are, we hope -you find this useful! - -We are actively encouraging users to ask questions and start discussions in the -[discussions tab] of this repository. Does something seem like it's broken? -Please go ahead and [open an issue]! - -The [website] pages are open to contributions but they will need to be reviewed -by a member or associate member of ARC. We might be slow to approve new tool -suggestions (since we'll probably want to discuss them first) but don't let that -put you off creating an issue. - ## Development workflow To contribute a change, please: @@ -30,10 +16,5 @@ To contribute a change, please: -[website]: https://github-pages.arc.ucl.ac.uk/python-tooling -[UCL ARC]: https://ucl.ac.uk/arc -[open an issue]: https://github.com/UCL-ARC/python-tooling/issues/new/choose -[Discussions tab]: https://github.com/UCL-ARC/python-tooling/discussions -[Research software engineers]: https://society-rse.org/about/history [@UCL-ARC/collaborations]: https://github.com/orgs/UCL-ARC/teams/collaborations diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1be14f0b..397fe2bb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,12 +17,26 @@ Python packages with our recommended tooling set up and ready to go. > package template (e.g., [`scikit-hep`](https://github.com/scikit-hep/cookie)), > we recommend using their template instead of this one. +## Scope and contributing + +This project was created by [research software engineers] at [UCL's Centre for Advanced Research Computing][UCL ARC]. +We made it with our own research software projects in mind - we don't explicitly support external users, but whoever you are, we hope you might find it useful! + +This repository is open to contributions from all, but they will need be reviewed by a member or associate member of ARC. +We might be slow to approve new tool suggestions (since we'll probably want to discuss them first) but don't let that put you off creating an issue or opening a pull request. +See [CONTRIBUTING.md] for more details on how to contribute. + +We also accept (and encourage!) suggestions and bug reports from anyone. +Use the [discussions tab] of this repository to ask questions or [open an issue] if something seems like it's broken. + [website]: https://github-pages.arc.ucl.ac.uk/python-tooling [UCL ARC]: https://ucl.ac.uk/arc [cookiecutter]: https://libraries.io/pypi/cookiecutter +[open an issue]: https://github.com/UCL-ARC/python-tooling/issues/new/choose +[discussions tab]: https://github.com/UCL-ARC/python-tooling/discussions ## Contributors