Document onboarding process #3442 issue solved #3447
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Title: docs: Add onboarding guide and README link
Body:
Short summary:
Adds a concise onboarding guide for new Augur contributors and links it from the repository README to help newcomers find community, setup, and first-contribution resources more quickly.
What changed:
Added docs/onboarding.md — a short, actionable onboarding guide covering:
joining the CHAOSS community (Slack, meetings, YouTube)
running Augur locally (docs + Docker pointers)
finding starter issues (first-timers-only, good first issue)
where to ask for help and how to escalate
pointers for more challenging work
Updated README.md — inserted an "Onboarding for New Contributors" section linking to docs/onboarding.md.
Why:
This provides a clear, discoverable path for newcomers (derived from community suggestions) to get started contributing to Augur and reduces friction for first-time contributors. Relates to community discussion in issues #3442 and #3446.
Related issues / credit:
References: #3442, #3446
Contributor: @MoralCode (original suggestion)
Files: docs/onboarding.md, README.md