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CONTRIBUTING.rst

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+Contributing
+=========================
+
+As an open source project, Mesa welcomes contributions of many forms.
+
+In no particular order, examples include:
+
+- Code patches
+- Bug reports and patch reviews
+- New features
+- Documentation improvements
+- Tutorials
+
+No contribution is too small. Although, contributions can be to big, so let's discuss via the `email list`_ OR `an issue`_.
+
+**To submit a contribution**
+
+- Create a ticket for the item that you are working on.
+- Fork the Mesa repository
+- Create a new branch if you aren't contributing to an existing branch.
+- Edit the code.
+- Use `PEP8`_ and the `Google Style Guide`_ as the coding standards for Python.
+- If implementing a new feature, include some documentation and ideally a working example or unit test as well.
+- Submit as pull requests
+- Describe the change w/ ticket number(s) that the code fixes
+
+.. _`email list` : https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/projectmesa
+.. _`an issue` : https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/issues
+.. _`PEP8` : https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008
+.. _`Google Style Guide` : https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/pyguide.html
+
+
+Testing
+--------
+
+.. image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/projectmesa/mesa/badge.svg
+    :target: https://coveralls.io/r/projectmesa/mesa
+
+We are continually working to improve our testing. At the moment, we've been testing features by implementing them in simple models. This is useful since it also expands the library of sample models.
+
+We are continually working to improve our testing. At the moment, we've been testing features by implementing them in simple models. This is useful since it also expands the library of sample models. We also have several traditional unit tests in the tests/ folder.
+
+If you're changing previous Mesa features, please make sure of the following:
+
+- Your changes pass the current tests.
+- Your changes don't break the models or that your changes include updated models.
+- Additional features or rewrites of current features are accompanied by tests.
+- New features are demostrated in a model, so folks can understand more easily.
+
+
+Licensing
+--------
+
+The License of this project is located in `LICENSE`_. By submitting a contribution to this project, you are agreeing that your contributions under this license and
+with this waiver of copyright interest.
+
+.. _`LICENSE` : https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+
+Special Thanks
+--------
+
+A special thanks to the following projects who offered inspiration for this contributing file.
+
+- `Django`_
+- `18F's FOIA`_
+- `18F's Midas`_
+
+.. _`Django` : https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+.. _`18F's FOIA` : https://github.com/18F/foia-hub/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+.. _`18F's Midas` : https://github.com/18F/midas/blob/devel/CONTRIBUTING.md
+

HISTORY.rst

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 Next release
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
-* (Add changes here)
+* (Add changes here - preceed w/ 'Bug Fix or Improvement')
 
 0.6.1 (2015-06-27)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
 * Bug Fix: Order of operations reversed: agent is removed first and then it is placed.
-* Improvement: License was updates from MIT to Apache 2.0.
+* Improvement: `LICENSE`_ was updates from MIT to Apache 2.0.
+
+.. _`LICENSE` : https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/blob/master/LICENSE
+
 
 0.6.0 (2015-06-21)
 ++++++++++++++++++
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 Pre 0.6.0
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
-Code that is pre-0.6.0 is very unstable. Changes were not documented.
+Code that is pre-0.6.0 is very unstable.
+
+Our inital release was 0.5.0 (2014-11).
+
+It included code for placing agents on a grid; a data collector and batch runner; and a front-end visualization using HTML 5 and JavaScript.
+
+**General**
+
+* Objects create -- Agent, Time, Space
+* Project moved to Python 3
+* Tornado server setup
+
+**Front-end**
+
+* Front-end grid implemented
+* ASCII visualization implemented
+
+**Examples models**
+
+* Forest Fire
+* Schelling
+* Wolf-Sheep Predation
+
+**0.1.0 (2014-09-19)**
+
+* A conversation
+* Birth