From 2367ae53128ca04214b098e1f6005d2978f83277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jack-berg <34418638+jack-berg@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 12:58:54 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add help wanted banner to readme (#6615) --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 65b7e2c5c8..771ad45f40 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ See [opentelemetry.io Java Documentation](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/language * End-to-end working code examples * And more +> [!IMPORTANT] +> We are currently seeking additional contributors! See [help wanted](#help-wanted) for details. + ## Requirements Unless otherwise noted, all published artifacts support Java 8 or higher. @@ -278,6 +281,15 @@ Emeritus: *Find more about the maintainer role in [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/guides/contributor/membership.md#maintainer).* +### Help wanted + +We are currently resource constrained and are actively seeking new contributors interested in working towards [approver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/guides/contributor/membership.md#approver) / [maintainer](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/guides/contributor/membership.md#maintainer) roles. In addition to the documentation for approver / maintainer roles and the [contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md) guide, here are some additional notes on engaging: + +- [Pull request](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/pulls) reviews are equally or more helpful than code contributions. Comments and approvals are valuable with or without a formal project role. They're also a great forcing function to explore a fairly complex codebase. +- Attending the [Java: SDK + Automatic Instrumentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community?tab=readme-ov-file#implementation-sigs) Special Interest Group (SIG) is a great way to get to know community members and learn about project priorities. +- Issues labeled [help wanted](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) are project priorities. Code contributions (or pull request reviews when a PR is linked) for these issues are particularly important. +- Triaging / responding to new issues and discussions is a great way to engage with the project. + ### Thanks to all the people who have contributed