CONTRIBUTING: Describe labels currently used in issue tracker

The labels have changed over time, the list of labels is updated to
reflect the current set of labels used in the issue tracker.

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 17 deletions

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@@ -55,28 +55,34 @@ Fixing bugs from the issue tracker
 ----------------------------------
 
 Almost all the bugs on the issue tracker have one or more associated
-tags. These are used to indicate the *difficulty* and *nature* of a
+tags. These are used to indicate the *complexity* and *nature* of a
 bug. There is not yet a way to indicate priority. An up to date
 summary of issues can be found [here](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels).
 
+* [beginner-friendly] — The perfect starting point for new contributors. The
+  issue is generic and can be resolved without deep knowledge of the code
+  base.
 * [enhancement] — A feature which would be desirable. We recommend
   you discuss any proposed enhancement on pandoc-discuss before
   writing code.
 * [bug] — A problem which needs to be fixed.
-* [minor] — The fix should only be a couple of lines.
-* [major] — The fix might require structural changes or in depth knowledge of
-the code base.
-* [reader] — A request to add a new input format.
-* [writer] — A request to add a new output format.
-* [docs]   — A discrepency or ambiguity in the documentation.
-* [inprogress] — Someone is actively working on or planning to work on the
+* [complexity:low] — The fix should only be a couple of lines.
+* [complexity:high] — The fix might require structural changes or in depth
+  knowledge of the code base.
+* [new:reader] — A request to add a new input format.
+* [new:writer] — A request to add a new output format.
+* [docs] — A discrepency,  or ambiguity in the documentation.
+* [status:in-progress] — Someone is actively working on or planning to work on the
   ticket.
-* [more discussion needed] — It is unclear what the correct approach
+* [status:more-discussion-needed] — It is unclear what the correct approach
   to solving the ticket is. Before starting on tickets such as this it
   would be advisable to post on the ticket.
-* [more info needed] — We require more information from a user before
+* [status:more-info-needed] — We require more information from a user before
   we can classify a report properly.
 
+Issues related to a specific format are tagged accordingly, e.g. feature request
+or bug reports related to Markdown are labelled with [format:markdown].
+
 Have an idea for a new feature?
 -------------------------------
 
@@ -275,15 +281,17 @@ The library is structured as follows:
 [EditorConfig]: http://editorconfig.org/
 [Haskell platform]: http://www.haskell.org/platform/
 [hsb2hs]: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hsb2hs
+[beginner-friendly]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/beginner-friendly
 [enhancement]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/enhancement
 [bug]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/bug
-[minor]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/Minor
-[major]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/Major
-[reader]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/Reader
-[writer]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/Writer
+[complexity:low]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/complexity:low
+[complexity:high]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/complexity:high
 [docs]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/docs
-[inprogress]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/inprogress
-[more discussion needed]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/More%20discussion%20needed
-[more info needed]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/More%20info%20needed
+[format:markdown]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/format:markdown
+[new:reader]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/new:reader
+[new:writer]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/new:writer
+[status:in-progress]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/status:in-progress
+[status:more-discussion-needed]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/status:more-discussion-needed
+[status:more-info-needed]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/labels/status:more-info-needed
 [stack]: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack