Added contributor guidelines

[deekshithgowda85]

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Summary

Describe what this PR changes in SecDev and why it is needed.

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What Changed

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• I checked that no secrets or hardcoded credentials were added

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• My branch name follows the repository convention
• My commits use Conventional Commits
• I kept the change scoped to one issue
• I updated docs if the behavior or workflow changed
• I am ready for review

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added GSSoC labels and scoring scheme to the contributing guide, including point values, difficulty levels, and requirements for awarding points.
  • Updated README header layout with improved logo image positioning.

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
sec-dev-3lx6	Building	Preview, Comment	May 27, 2026 12:02pm

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• CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_GSSOC.md
• README.md

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR adds a GSSoC-specific scoring guide to the contributing documentation and refines the README header layout. The changes include the project's point allocation scheme with difficulty tiers, quality/type bonuses, and award criteria, plus a minor HTML layout adjustment to the README's initial header block.

Changes

Project Documentation Updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
GSSoC scoring guide CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_GSSOC.md	New "GSSoC Labels & Scoring (Project-specific)" section documents the base gssoc:approved label points, difficulty tier values, optional quality multipliers, stackable type bonuses, the points formula, and the requirements for awarding points (merged PR, approved review, gssoc:approved label from maintainers).
README header layout README.md	Adjusted the centered header markup to position both SecDev logo images within the same header block.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• deekshithgowda85/SecDev#13: Both PRs modify CONTRIBUTING_GUIDE_GSSOC.md—this PR adds the specific GSSoC scoring rubric while the related PR introduces/reworks the GSSoC contribution guide itself.

Poem

🐰 The SecDev guide now shines so bright,
With scoring rules laid out just right,
GSSoC points flow like spring,
And logos dance in header's wing,
Contribution docs take flight! ✨

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• Commit unit tests in branch dev

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