[cvs] expresso commit by mtraum: added coding conventions

[JCorporate Ltd]

Log Message:
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added coding conventions

Modified Files:
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    expresso/expresso-web/expresso/doc/edg:
        contrib.xml

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Index: contrib.xml
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RCS file: /home/javacorp/.cvs/expresso/expresso/expresso-web/expresso/doc/edg/contrib.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -Lexpresso-web/expresso/doc/edg/contrib.xml -Lexpresso-web/expresso/doc/edg/contrib.xml -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- expresso-web/expresso/doc/edg/contrib.xml
+++ expresso-web/expresso/doc/edg/contrib.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,35 @@
 <appendix id='editedg' xreflabel='Contribute&apos;s Guide'>
 	<title>Contributing To Expresso Framework</title>
 	<sect1>
+		<title>Coding Conventions and Guidelines</title>
+		<para>
+
+Source code contributed to Expresso should follow certain guidelines. Contributors
+should follow the <ulink url='http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConvTOC.doc.html'>Sun
+Java Coding Conventions</ulink>, except fot the following exceptions and
+clarifications:
+			<orderedlist>
+				<listitem>
+					<para>License</para>
+					<para>
+The Jcorporate Apache Style Software License must be placed at the top
+of each java source file.
+					</para>
+				</listitem>
+				<listitem>
+					<para>Indentation</para>
+					<para>
+Four spaces (no tabs) should be used for indentation.
+					</para>
+				</listitem>
+				<listitem>
+					<para>Line Length</para>
+					<para>Avoid lines longer than 120 characters.</para>
+				</listitem>
+			</orderedlist>
+		</para>
+	</sect1>
+	<sect1>
 		<title>Editing The Expresso Developers Guide</title>
 		<sect2>
 			<title>DocBook, XML, and XSLT</title>