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+===================================================
+ Contribution Guide for Adélie Linux Base File Set
+===================================================
+:Author:
+  * **A. Wilcox**, documentation writer
+:Copyright:
+  © 2016 Adélie Linux.  BSD open source licence.
+
+
+
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+This distribution contains the base file set needed for running Adélie Linux.
+Its contents are installed to the root file system.
+
+
+License
+```````
+The Adélie Linux project typically licenses its original source code under the
+permissive, open NCSA license.  However, since the project has found no usable
+copies of some files needed for /etc licensed under such a license, it has been
+deemed necessary to seek outside projects for these files.
+
+The closest project that met the criteria of freely licensed and usable files
+was FreeBSD; therefore, the entire base file set is licensed under the terms of
+the 2-clause BSD license.
+
+
+Changes
+```````
+Any changes to this repository must be reviewed before being pushed to the
+master branch.  There are no exceptions to this rule.  For security-sensitive
+updates, contact the Security Team at sec-bugs@adelielinux.org.
+
+
+
+
+Inclusion in Base File Set
+==========================
+
+For a file to be included in the base file set, it **must** meet all of the
+following requirements:
+
+#. It must be required by either a standard with which the Adélie Linux
+   project is aiming for compliance, or at least 10 packages that are or will
+   be shipped in the core repository.
+
+#. It must not be included in any package in the core repository.
+
+#. A file may be included in lieu of requirement #1 if it is required by one
+   or more packages included with the ``adelie-base`` metapackage or required
+   to boot up all Adélie Linux computers, regardless of init system or CPU
+   architecture.
+
+
+
+
+
+Contributing Changes
+====================
+
+This section describes the usual flows of contribution to this repository.
+
+
+GitLab Pull Requests
+````````````````````
+
+#. If you do not already have a GitLab account, you must create one.
+
+#. Create a *fork* of the packages repository.  For more information, consult
+   the GitLab online documentation.
+
+#. Clone your forked repository to your computer.
+
+#. Make your changes.
+
+#. Test your changes to ensure they are correct.
+
+#. Add (or remove) changed files using ``git add`` and ``git rm``.
+
+#. Commit your changes to the tree using the command ``git commit`` and
+   ``git push``.
+
+#. Visit your forked repository in a Web browser.
+
+#. Choose the *Create Pull Request* button.
+
+#. Review your changes to ensure they are correct, and then submit the form.
+
+
+Mailing List
+````````````
+
+#. Clone the packages repository to your computer.
+
+#. Make your changes.
+
+#. Test your changes to ensure they are correct.
+
+#. Add (or remove) changed files using ``git add`` and ``git rm``.
+
+#. Commit your changes to the tree using the command ``git commit``.
+
+#. Use the command ``git format-patch HEAD^`` to create a patch file for your
+   commit.
+
+   .. note:: If you have made multiple commits to the tree, you will need to
+             add an additional ^ for each commit you have made.  For example,
+             if you have made three commits, you will use the command
+             ``git format-patch HEAD^^^``.
+
+#. Email the resulting patch to the packagers mailing list.
+