[docs] add contributor guidelines link to patch docs

Signed-off-by: Bryn M. Reeves <bmr@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ using GitHub please make sure your branch applies to the current master as a
 'fast forward' merge (i.e. without creating a merge commit). Use the `git
 rebase` command to update your branch to the current master if necessary.
 
+Please refer to the [contributor guidelines][0] for guidance on formatting
+patches and commit messages.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 User and API [documentation][6] is automatically generated using [Sphinx][7]