{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/edwardtufte/et-book/issues/9","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/edwardtufte/et-book/issues/9/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/edwardtufte/et-book/issues/9/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/edwardtufte/et-book/issues/9/events","html_url":"https://github.com/edwardtufte/et-book/issues/9","id":123904033,"number":9,"title":"Contributing guidelines?","user":{"login":"bolatovumar","id":1934678,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1934678?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar","html_url":"https://github.com/bolatovumar","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bolatovumar/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-12-26T01:57:43Z","updated_at":"2015-12-26T01:57:43Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I'm wondering what the contributing guidelines for the project are.\r\n\r\nI was working issue #3 and has success with implementing lining/old-school\r\nOpenType feature, however, I'm not sure if what I did is acceptable\r\nto the authors of the font.\r\n\r\nIt would be nice to know which files can be modified, how the font should\r\nbe built, what software is preferred (FontForge, Fontographer, etc...).\r\n\r\n@dpk seems to have done some good work on his fork and added a bunch\r\nof OpenType features and a makefile for building the WOFF version of the font\r\nbut his fork does not seem to have any guidelines either.\r\n\r\nI'm excited to see the typeface used in Edward Tufte's books available\r\non the web as a free and open-source font but I think much can be\r\nimproved here so more people can contribute. \r\n\r\nIf more people contribute, the font will become more popular which\r\nwill draw more people to it which will in turn help improve the typography\r\non the web (a little bit, but still)."}}