# Contributing Guide

Thanks for taking interest to contributing to our project!

## Join us in Discord!
We welcome all contributors to communicate with us [in Discord]! Please, reach out to us
in `#lockness-contribute` room.

## Pull Requests
Prior to making a PR, we ask you to communicate it with us, either [in Discord] or, if you
prefer, by opening an issue in the repo. This would help to keep your work aligned with the
maintainers view and avoid situations in which we can't accept your contribution.

All commits are required to be signed via verified GPG key. You can read about commit signing
in [this series of articles](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification)
(we recommend using a hardware GPG token).

All commits are required to be signed off by including `Signed-off-by: YOUR NAME <your_email@example.com>` line.
By doing this, you certify that the commit is compliant with [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/),
meaning that you wrote the code or otherwise have the right to submit the code you are
contributing to the project.

```text
Developer Certificate of Origin
Version 1.1

Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
license document, but changing it is not allowed.


Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1

By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:

(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
    have the right to submit it under the open source license
    indicated in the file; or

(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
    in the file; or

(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
    it.

(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
```

Commits can be automatically signed off automatically by using `-s` flag (i.e. `git commit -s`).

## Issues
Feel free to open an issue if you found a bug, have a suggestion, or wish to
communicate with us for other reasons.

However, if you want to report something that you believe might be a security
vulnerability or a security flaw in this or any upstream project, please report
it following the procedure described in [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md).

Feel free to reach out to us [in Discord] as well.

[in Discord]: https://discordapp.com/channels/905194001349627914/1285268686147424388