We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to an open source project of the U.S. government! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We love all friendly contributions.
We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its LICENSE, and its README.
We want to ensure a welcoming environment for all of our projects. Our staff follow the Standards of Ethical Conduct and all contributors should do the same.
We adhere to the department's Open Source Management Policy. If you have any questions, just shoot us an email.
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) takes seriously our responsibility to protect the public’s information, including financial and personal information, from unwarranted disclosure. For more information about security and vulnerability disclosure for our projects, please read our Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.
The USDOT SDC team manages all SDC updates, bugs, and feature additions via the public Service Desk.
Here are some ways you can contribute:
- by reporting bugs
- by suggesting new features
- by writing or editing documentation
- by writing specifications
If you have any questions, you can email the SDC team at [email protected].
This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.
All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.