diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 019427f4..6c2c389d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,29 +1,18 @@ # Contributing -At present this is mostly a solo project, but -external contributions are very welcome. - -This is a bit of a special project, +This is a bit of a special project, in part because a search engine isn't -like a text editor that you can just -download and tinker with; and in part +like a text editor that you can just +download and tinker with; and in part because it's as much a research project as it is a search engine. -If you have an idea for a cool change, +If you have an idea for a cool change, send an email to and -we can discuss its feasibility. +we can discuss its feasibility. Search is essentially a fractal of interesting -problems, so even if you don't have an idea, +problems, so even if you don't have an idea, just a skillset (really any), odds are there's something interesting I could point you to. -## Release and branches - -The search engine has a release cycle of -once per 6-8 weeks, coinciding with the crawling -cycle. Where model-breaking changes and changes to -the crawler can be introduced. - -