Merge branch 'develop' into rav/drop_re_signing_hacks

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index c6ee16efc7..6c295cfbfe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ Please ensure your changes match the cosmetic style of the existing project,
 and **never** mix cosmetic and functional changes in the same commit, as it
 makes it horribly hard to review otherwise.
 
+Changelog
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog
+entry. These are managed by Towncrier
+(https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
+
+To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the ``changelog.d``
+file named in the format of ``issuenumberOrPR.type``. The type can be
+one of ``feature``, ``bugfix``, ``removal`` (also used for
+deprecations), or ``misc`` (for internal-only changes). The content of
+the file is your changelog entry, which can contain RestructuredText
+formatting. A note of contributors is welcomed in changelogs for
+non-misc changes (the content of misc changes is not displayed).
+
+For example, a fix for a bug reported in #1234 would have its
+changelog entry in ``changelog.d/1234.bugfix``, and contain content
+like "The security levels of Florbs are now validated when
+recieved over federation. Contributed by Jane Matrix".
+
 Attribution
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -110,11 +130,15 @@ If you agree to this for your contribution, then all that's needed is to
 include the line in your commit or pull request comment::
 
     Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
-    
-...using your real name; unfortunately pseudonyms and anonymous contributions
-can't be accepted. Git makes this trivial - just use the -s flag when you do
-``git commit``, having first set ``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs
-(which you should have done anyway :)
+
+We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as
+your name on government documentation or common-law names (names
+claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot
+accept anonymous contributions at this time.
+
+Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the ``-s``
+flag to ``git commit``, which uses the name and email set in your
+``user.name`` and ``user.email`` git configs.
 
 Conclusion
 ~~~~~~~~~~