Pavan-249 opened a new pull request, #54569: URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/54569
### What changes were proposed in this pull request? This PR adds a short welcome section at the top of CONTRIBUTING.md to help new contributors quickly find key resources such as: - The contributing guide - Build instructions - GitHub Issues and Apache Spark JIRA - The developer mailing list - The existing contribution requirements, PR checklist, and governance rules remain unchanged. ### Why are the changes needed? The current CONTRIBUTING.md begins directly with pull request requirements. Adding a brief onboarding section improves clarity for first-time contributors by providing a clear entry point and guidance before they reach the formal PR checklist. ### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change? No ### How was this patch tested? Verified Markdown formatting and structure render correctly. This is a documentation-only change and does not affect functionality. ### Was this patch authored or co-authored using generative AI tooling? Generated-by: ChatGPT -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
