Merge pull request #112 from nikhita/contributing.md

Add CONTRIBUTING.md

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing Guidelines
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+Welcome to Kubernetes. We are excited about the prospect of you joining our [community](https://github.com/kubernetes/community)! The Kubernetes community abides by the CNCF [code of conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md). Here is an excerpt:
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+_As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of fostering an open and welcoming community, we pledge to respect all people who contribute through reporting issues, posting feature requests, updating documentation, submitting pull requests or patches, and other activities._
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+## Getting Started
+
+We have full documentation on how to get started contributing here:
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+- [Contributor License Agreement](https://git.k8s.io/community/CLA.md) Kubernetes projects require that you sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) before we can accept your pull requests
+- [Kubernetes Contributor Guide](http://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide) - Main contributor documentation, or you can just jump directly to the [contributing section](http://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide#contributing)
+- [Contributor Cheat Sheet](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/contributor-cheatsheet.md) - Common resources for existing developers
+
+## Mentorship
+
+- [Mentoring Initiatives](https://git.k8s.io/community/mentoring) - We have a diverse set of mentorship programs available that are always looking for volunteers!
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+## Contact Information
+
+- [Slack channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/sig-storage)
+- [Mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-storage)

README.md

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 * Master is for CSI v0.4.0. Please see the branches for other CSI releases.
 * Only Golang 1.9+ supported. See [gRPC issue](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/711#issuecomment-326626790)
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+## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
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+Learn how to engage with the Kubernetes community on the [community page](http://kubernetes.io/community/).
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+You can reach the maintainers of this project at:
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+- [Slack channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/sig-storage)
+- [Mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-storage)
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+### Code of conduct
+
+Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).