From 66e3790da433eda955699caf20d988cb20d7ee7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ruben Fiszel Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:27:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: announce we are not seeking outside contribution (#10724) * docs: announce we are not seeking outside contribution Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) * docs: point big ideas at the feature request template Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) --- .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 14 +++++++++++++ .github/workflows/sign-cla.yml | 8 +++++++- CONTRIBUTING.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.md | 9 ++++++++- 4 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0e022ec801 --- /dev/null +++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ + + +## What does this PR do? + +## Related issue diff --git a/.github/workflows/sign-cla.yml b/.github/workflows/sign-cla.yml index 67822542a9..52329b6119 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/sign-cla.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/sign-cla.yml @@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ jobs: PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLA_PAT }} with: path-to-signatures: "signatures/cla.json" - path-to-document: "https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/blob/master/CLA.md" + path-to-document: "https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/blob/main/CLA.md" branch: "signatures" allowlist: rubenfiszel,bot* + custom-notsigned-prcomment: | + Thank you for taking the time to open this PR. + + Please note that **we are not seeking outside contribution at this time**. Small, trivially-verified PRs that fix a problem are still accepted, but low-value PRs (e.g. typo fixes) and PRs longer than a dozen or so lines will be closed. If you have a bigger idea, please open a [feature request](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/new?template=feature_request.md) instead. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full policy. + + If your PR falls within that scope, we ask that you sign our [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/blob/main/CLA.md) before we can accept it. You can sign the CLA by just posting a Pull Request Comment same as the below format. #below are the optional inputs - If the optional inputs are not given, then default values will be taken #remote-organization-name: enter the remote organization name where the signatures should be stored (Default is storing the signatures in the same repository) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e3bc91fd77 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Contributing to Windmill + +At this time, we are not seeking outside contribution. + +AI has made writing code easy. The hard part, today, is not writing the code, but reviewing it, +making sure quality stays high, and keeping the product coherent. In that light, unfortunately, +external code contributions are "donating" the easy part of the job, while creating more of the +hard work. + +With that said, we are happy to accept small, trivially-verified PRs that fix a problem. However, +we ask that you refrain from submitting low-value PRs (e.g. typo fixes) or PRs that are more than a +dozen or so lines. Such PRs will be closed with a reference to this guideline. + +If you have a big idea you'd like us to consider, feel free to open a +[feature request](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/new?template=feature_request.md) +about it. + +This policy may change in the future as the project matures. Until then, thank you for your +understanding. + +## What is still very welcome + +- [Bug reports](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml), with + clear reproduction steps. +- [Feature requests](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/new?template=feature_request.md), + including for ideas too big to be a PR. +- Questions and feedback on [Discord](https://discord.gg/V7PM2YHsPB). +- Contributions to the [Windmill Hub](https://hub.windmill.dev), where scripts, flows and apps are + shared with the community. + +## If you do open a PR + +Small, self-contained fixes are still accepted. They require signing the +[CLA](./CLA.md), which the CLA bot will prompt for on your first PR. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d075becce1..71d4d39a19 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Scripts are turned into sharable UIs automatically, and can be composed together

- Try it - Website - Docs - Discord - Hub - Contributor's guide + Try it - Website - Docs - Discord - Hub - Contributing

# Windmill - Developer platform for APIs, background jobs, workflows and UIs @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d80de1d9-64de-4d89-aacd-6df23fa81fc4 - [Run a local dev setup](#run-a-local-dev-setup) - [Frontend only](#frontend-only) - [Backend + Frontend](#backend--frontend) + - [Contributing](#contributing) - [Contributors](#contributors) - [Copyright](#copyright) @@ -329,6 +330,12 @@ running options. 2. You can specify any feature flag you want to enable, for example `cargo run --features python` to enable the python executor. 7. Windmill should be available at `http://localhost:3000` +## Contributing + +At this time, we are not seeking outside contribution. Bug reports and feature requests remain very +welcome, and small, trivially-verified PRs that fix a problem are still accepted. See +[CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full policy. + ## Contributors