From 9b2e2a460535adfaedd365e1465851d1a443056c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Nonnenberg Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:47:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Readme: big install, Contributing: mention Next Steps project (#1956) --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 7 ++++++- README.md | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5d84cb85efdc..3289ae3a09c2 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ Contributor Guidelines ## Advice for new contributors Start small. The PRs most likely to be merged are the ones that make small, -easily reviewed changes with clear, and specific intentions. See below for more +easily reviewed changes with clear and specific intentions. See below for more [guidelines on pull requests](#pull-requests). It's a good idea to gauge interest in your intended work by finding the current issue for it or creating a new one yourself. You can use also that issue as a place to signal your intentions and get feedback from the users most likely to appreciate your changes. +You're most likely to have your pull request accepted easily if it addresses bugs already +in the [Next Steps project](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/projects/1), +especially if they are near the top of the Backlog column. Those are what we'll be looking +at next, so it would be a great help if you helped us out! + Once you've spent a little bit of time planning your solution, it's a good idea to go back to the issue and talk about your approach. We'd be happy to provide feedback. [An ounce of prevention, as they say!](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0b0277d96aaa..faf16c093e80 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Signal Desktop is an Electron application that links with your [Signal Android](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android) or [Signal iOS](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-iOS) app. -Install [Signal Desktop](https://signal.org/download/)! - +## Install production version: https://signal.org/download/ ## Install the beta @@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ You can install it on a computer which already has the production version instal - _Windows:_ You can find the most recent build here: https://updates.signal.org/desktop/beta.yml - _Mac:_ You can find the most recent build here: https://updates.signal.org/desktop/beta-mac.yml -- _Linux:_ same instructions as above, but run `apt-get signal-desktop-beta` instead +- _Linux:_ same instructions as the production install steps linked above, but run `apt-get signal-desktop-beta` instead ## Got a question?