update readme and templates to clarify scope (#1437)

Co-authored-by: Juan Font <juanfontalonso@gmail.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -6,19 +6,24 @@ labels: ["bug"]
 assignees: ""
 ---
 
-<!-- Headscale is a multinational community across the globe. Our common language is English. Please consider raising the bug report in this language. -->
+<!--
+Before posting a bug report, discuss the behaviour you are expecting with the Discord community
+to make sure that it is truly a bug.
+The issue tracker is not the place to ask for support or how to set up Headscale.
 
-**Bug description**
+Bug reports without the sufficient information will be closed.
+
+Headscale is a multinational community across the globe. Our language is English.
+All bug reports needs to be in English.
+-->
+
+## Bug description
 
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. Describe the expected bahavior
   and how it is currently different. If you are unsure if it is a bug, consider discussing
   it on our Discord server first. -->
 
-**To Reproduce**
-
-<!-- Steps to reproduce the behavior. -->
-
-**Context info**
+## Environment
 
 <!-- Please add relevant information about your system. For example:
 - Version of headscale used
@@ -28,3 +33,20 @@ assignees: ""
 - The relevant config parameters you used
 - Log output
 -->
+
+- OS:
+- Headscale version:
+- Tailscale version:
+
+<!--
+We do not support running Headscale in a container nor behind a (reverse) proxy.
+If either of these are true for your environment, ask the community in Discord
+instead of filing a bug report.
+-->
+
+- [ ] Headscale is behind a (reverse) proxy
+- [ ] Headscale runs in a container
+
+## To Reproduce
+
+<!-- Steps to reproduce the behavior. -->

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@ labels: ["enhancement"]
 assignees: ""
 ---
 
-<!-- Headscale is a multinational community across the globe. Our common language is English. Please consider raising the feature request in this language. -->
+<!--
+We typically have a clear roadmap for what we want to improve and reserve the right
+to close feature requests that does not fit in the roadmap, or fit with the scope
+of the project, or we actually want to implement ourselves.
 
-**Feature request**
+Headscale is a multinational community across the globe. Our language is English.
+All bug reports needs to be in English.
+-->
 
-<!-- A clear and precise description of what new or changed feature you want. -->
+## Why
 
-<!-- Please include the reason, why you would need the feature. E.g. what problem
+<!-- Include the reason, why you would need the feature. E.g. what problem
   does it solve? Or which workflow is currently frustrating and will be improved by
   this? -->
+
+## Description
+
+<!-- A clear and precise description of what new or changed feature you want. -->

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other_issue.md

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
----
-name: "Other issue"
-about: "Report a different issue"
-title: ""
-labels: ["bug"]
-assignees: ""
----
-
-<!-- Headscale is a multinational community across the globe. Our common language is English. Please consider raising the issue in this language. -->
-
-<!-- If you have a question, please consider using our Discord for asking questions -->
-
-**Issue description**
-
-<!-- Please add your issue description. -->
-
-**To Reproduce**
-
-<!-- Steps to reproduce the behavior. -->
-
-**Context info**
-
-<!-- Please add relevant information about your system. For example:
-- Version of headscale used
-- Version of tailscale client
-- OS (e.g. Linux, Mac, Cygwin, WSL, etc.) and version
-- Kernel version
-- The relevant config parameters you used
-- Log output
--->

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+<!--
+Headscale is "Open Source, acknowledged contribution", this means that any
+contribution will have to be discussed with the Maintainers before being submitted.
+
+This model has been chosen to reduce the risk of burnout by limiting the
+maintenance overhead of reviewing and validating third-party code.
+
+Headscale is open to code contributions for bug fixes without discussion.
+
+If you find mistakes in the documentation, please submit a fix to the documentation.
+-->
+
 <!-- Please tick if the following things apply. You… -->
 
 - [ ] read the [CONTRIBUTING guidelines](README.md#contributing)

.github/renovate.json

@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@
   ],
   "regexManagers": [
     {
-      "fileMatch": [
-          ".github/workflows/.*.yml$"
-      ],
-      "matchStrings": [
-        "\\s*go-version:\\s*\"?(?<currentValue>.*?)\"?\\n"
-      ],
+      "fileMatch": [".github/workflows/.*.yml$"],
+      "matchStrings": ["\\s*go-version:\\s*\"?(?<currentValue>.*?)\"?\\n"],
       "datasourceTemplate": "golang-version",
       "depNameTemplate": "actions/go-version"
     }

README.md

@@ -32,21 +32,18 @@ organisation.
 
 ## Design goal
 
-`headscale` aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the Tailscale
-control server. `headscale` has a narrower scope and an instance of `headscale`
-implements a _single_ Tailnet, which is typically what a single organisation, or
-home/personal setup would use.
+Headscale aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the Tailscale
+control server.
+Headscale's goal is to provide self-hosters and hobbyists with an open-source
+server they can use for their projects and labs.
+It implements a narrow scope, a single Tailnet, suitable for a personal use, or a small
+open-source organisation.
 
-`headscale` uses terms that maps to Tailscale's control server, consult the
-
-## Support
+## Supporting Headscale
 
 If you like `headscale` and find it useful, there is a sponsorship and donation
 buttons available in the repo.
 
-If you would like to sponsor features, bugs or prioritisation, reach out to
-one of the maintainers.
-
 ## Features
 
 - Full "base" support of Tailscale's features
@@ -78,6 +75,9 @@ one of the maintainers.
 
 ## Running headscale
 
+**Please note that we do not support nor encourage the use of reverse proxies
+and container to run Headscale.**
+
 Please have a look at the [`documentation`](https://headscale.net/).
 
 ## Graphical Control Panels
@@ -96,11 +96,23 @@ These are community projects not directly affiliated with the Headscale project.
 
 ## Disclaimer
 
-1. We have nothing to do with Tailscale, or Tailscale Inc.
+1. This project is not associated with Tailscale Inc.
 2. The purpose of Headscale is maintaining a working, self-hosted Tailscale control panel.
 
 ## Contributing
 
+Headscale is "Open Source, acknowledged contribution", this means that any
+contribution will have to be discussed with the Maintainers before being submitted.
+
+This model has been chosen to reduce the risk of burnout by limiting the
+maintenance overhead of reviewing and validating third-party code.
+
+Headscale is open to code contributions for bug fixes without discussion.
+
+If you find mistakes in the documentation, please submit a fix to the documentation.
+
+### Requirements
+
 To contribute to headscale you would need the lastest version of [Go](https://golang.org)
 and [Buf](https://buf.build)(Protobuf generator).
 
@@ -108,8 +120,6 @@ We recommend using [Nix](https://nixos.org/) to setup a development environment.
 be done with `nix develop`, which will install the tools and give you a shell.
 This guarantees that you will have the same dev env as `headscale` maintainers.
 
-PRs and suggestions are welcome.
-
 ### Code style
 
 To ensure we have some consistency with a growing number of contributions,