[fineract] branch develop updated: Create CONTRIBUTING.md

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AuthorDate: Sun Oct 18 20:34:46 2020 +0200

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+Hello there!
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+First of all, **Thank You** for contributing to Apache Fineract, we're grateful for your interest in our project.
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+Please do [join our developer mailing list](https://fineract.apache.org/#contribute), as it's where discussions about this project take place - say _Hi_ there!
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+Our [JIRA Dashboard](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=12335824) is another good way to see what's going on (do create a Login).
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+Here are a few additional useful pointers:
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+* https://github.com/apache/fineract/#pull-requests
+* https://github.com/apache/fineract/#checkstyle-and-spotless
+* https://github.com/apache/fineract/#logging-guidelines
+* https://github.com/apache/fineract/#error-handling-guidelines
+
+Note also [our Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).