Merge pull request #167 from rspec/update_contributing_elsewhere

Update contributing.md

Author: JonRowe

Gemfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "rake", "~> 10.0.0"
+gem "rake", "~> 11.0.0"
 gem "thor", "~> 0.14.6"
 gem "yard", "~> 0.7.4"
 gem "octokit", "~> 2.7"

common_markdown_files/CONTRIBUTING.md.erb

@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ If you'd like to help make RSpec better, here are some ways you can contribute:
 If you need help getting started, check out the [DEVELOPMENT](DEVELOPMENT.md) file for steps that will get you up and running.
 
 Thanks for helping us make RSpec better!
+
+## `Small` issues
+
+These issue are ones that we be believe are best suited for new contributors to
+get started with. They represent a meaningful contribution to the project that
+should not be too hard to pull off.
+
+## Maintenance branches
+
+Maintenance branches are how we manage the different supported point releases
+of RSpec. As such, while they might look like good candidates to merge into
+master, please do not open pull requests to merge them.