contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of
things.

Some of the ideas are documented in the [Maven Wiki][maven-wiki]
which might be interesting to read and for further discussion.

Getting Started
---------------

+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).

The build cache has anonymous read access, so you don't need to authenticate in order to use it. You can use a different build cache node by specifying `-DcacheNode=us` for a build cache node in the US or `-DcacheNode=au` for a build cache node in Australia.

3. What did you do?
4. What did you expect to see?
5. What did you see instead?

For change proposals, see [Proposing Changes To Go](https://go.dev/s/proposal-process).

## Contributing code

Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) before sending patches.

Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under

``MinIO`` community welcomes your contribution. To make the process as seamless as possible, we recommend you read this contribution guide.

## Development Workflow

Start by forking the MinIO GitHub repository, make changes in a branch and then send a pull request. We encourage pull requests to discuss code changes. Here are the steps in details:

Please read the [Development - Contributing](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/contributing/) guidelines in the documentation site....

# Contributing guidelines

## Pull Request Checklist

Before sending your pull requests, make sure you do the following:

-   Read the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
-   Read the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-   Ensure you have signed the
    [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://cla.developers.google.com/).
-   Check if your changes are consistent with the