From 23c114a000bd4b8b0be85760551cd1ff923ee3e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Amalfitano <16958794+CanDoAnything@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 22:24:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] minor readme tweaks; added empty/shell contributing and
 getting-started

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md    |  8 ++++++++
 GETTING-STARTED.md |  6 ++++++
 README.md          | 21 +++++++++------------
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md
 create mode 100644 GETTING-STARTED.md

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+# Contributing
+
+{what are your rules for contributions?}
+
+{What branch should people do PRs to?}
+
+{I assume unit tests should be required for any new /changed code}
diff --git a/GETTING-STARTED.md b/GETTING-STARTED.md
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+
+# Getting Started
+
+## Basics
+
+{how do i get started using this? I see that Home assistant heavily relies on this library. I'd like to contribute}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d197defa..854acd8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@ This project is in early stages, so it is likely that APIs will change.
 
 Currently implemented features are:
 
- * EZSP UART Gateway Protocol
- * EZSP application protocol
- * CLI wrapping basic ZigBee network operations (eg, scanning and forming a
-   network)
- * ZDO functionality (with CLI)
- * ZCL functionality (with CLI)
- * An application framework with device state persistence
+* EZSP UART Gateway Protocol
+* EZSP application protocol
+* CLI wrapping basic ZigBee network operations (eg, scanning and forming a network)
+* ZDO functionality (with CLI)
+* ZCL functionality (with CLI)
+* An application framework with device state persistence
 
 An example use of the CLI:
 
-```
+```bash
 $ export EZSP_DEVICE=/dev/ttyUSB1
 $ bellows devices
 Device:
@@ -52,7 +51,5 @@ $ bellows zcl 00:0d:6f:00:05:7d:2d:34 1 1026 read_attribute 0
 
 ## Reference documentation
 
- * EZSP UART Gateway Protocol Reference:
-   https://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/UG101.pdf
- * EZSP Reference Guide:
-   http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/UG100-EZSPReferenceGuide.pdf
+* [EZSP UART Gateway Protocol Reference](https://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/UG101.pdf)
+* [EZSP Reference Guide](http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/UG100-EZSPReferenceGuide.pdf)