Bug 450344 - [Community] Provide a Contribution.MD file in git

repository to promote contribution

Change-Id: Icd3831177dae47da439cbd190a5ba96046359438
Signed-off-by: Benoit Maggi <benoit.maggi@cea.fr>

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+Contributing to Papyrus
+======================
+
+Thanks for your interest in this project.
+
+Project description:
+--------------------
+
+Papyrus provides an integrated, user-consumable environment for editing any kind of EMF model and particularly supporting UML and SysML
+It also offers a very advanced support of UML profiles that enables users to define editors for DSLs based on the UML 2 standard and its extension mechanisms
+ 
+- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/modeling.mdt.papyrus
+
+Developer resources:
+--------------------
+
+Information regarding source code management, builds, coding standards, and more.
+
+- https://wiki.eclipse.org/Papyrus_Developer_Guide
+
+Contributor License Agreement:
+------------------------------
+
+Before your contribution can be accepted by the project, you need to create and electronically sign the Eclipse Foundation Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
+
+- http://www.eclipse.org/legal/CLA.php
+
+Contact:
+--------
+
+Contact the project developers via the project's "dev" list.
+
+- https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/mdt-papyrus.dev
+
+Search for bugs:
+----------------
+
+This project uses Bugzilla to track ongoing development and issues.
+
+- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?product=Papyrus
+
+Create a new bug:
+-----------------
+
+Be sure to search for existing bugs before you create another one. Remember that contributions are always welcome!
+
+- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=Papyrus
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