#28 — Epic: Prepare public launch, community infrastructure, and initial user onboarding
Summary
Create the community infrastructure files needed for open source collaboration. This includes Gitea issue templates (bug report, feature request), a pull request template, a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Contributor Covenant), and a standalone CONTRIBUTING.md guide that covers development setup, coding standards, commit conventions, and how to submit PRs.
Acceptance Criteria
Bug report issue template exists and renders correctly when creating a new issue
Feature request issue template exists and renders correctly
Pull request template exists with checklist (tests, docs, changelog)
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md is present in the repository root (Contributor Covenant v2.1)
CONTRIBUTING.md covers: dev environment setup, coding standards, branch naming, commit message format, and PR process
All templates and docs are linked from README.md
Dependencies
#29 (documentation) should be completed or in progress first, since CONTRIBUTING.md references the dev setup docs
Scope Notes
This issue covers only the template files and community docs, not the actual documentation content (that is #29)
Does not include setting up external community channels (Discord, Matrix, forum)
Does not include Gitea Actions automation for issue triage
## Parent
#28 — Epic: Prepare public launch, community infrastructure, and initial user onboarding
## Summary
Create the community infrastructure files needed for open source collaboration. This includes Gitea issue templates (bug report, feature request), a pull request template, a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Contributor Covenant), and a standalone CONTRIBUTING.md guide that covers development setup, coding standards, commit conventions, and how to submit PRs.
## Acceptance Criteria
- [x] Bug report issue template exists and renders correctly when creating a new issue
- [x] Feature request issue template exists and renders correctly
- [x] Pull request template exists with checklist (tests, docs, changelog)
- [x] CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md is present in the repository root (Contributor Covenant v2.1)
- [x] CONTRIBUTING.md covers: dev environment setup, coding standards, branch naming, commit message format, and PR process
- [x] All templates and docs are linked from README.md
## Dependencies
- #29 (documentation) should be completed or in progress first, since CONTRIBUTING.md references the dev setup docs
## Scope Notes
- This issue covers only the template files and community docs, not the actual documentation content (that is #29)
- Does not include setting up external community channels (Discord, Matrix, forum)
- Does not include Gitea Actions automation for issue triage
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Parent
#28 — Epic: Prepare public launch, community infrastructure, and initial user onboarding
Summary
Create the community infrastructure files needed for open source collaboration. This includes Gitea issue templates (bug report, feature request), a pull request template, a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md (Contributor Covenant), and a standalone CONTRIBUTING.md guide that covers development setup, coding standards, commit conventions, and how to submit PRs.
Acceptance Criteria
Dependencies
Scope Notes