License 2016 and new plugin installing command

Author: ph

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+# Contributing to Logstash
+
+All contributions are welcome: ideas, patches, documentation, bug reports,
+complaints, etc!
+
+Programming is not a required skill, and there are many ways to help out!
+It is more important to us that you are able to contribute.
+
+That said, some basic guidelines, which you are free to ignore :)
+
+## Want to learn?
+
+Want to lurk about and see what others are doing with Logstash? 
+
+* The irc channel (#logstash on irc.freenode.org) is a good place for this
+* The [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash) is also
+  great for learning from others.
+
+## Got Questions?
+
+Have a problem you want Logstash to solve for you? 
+
+* You can ask a question in the [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash)
+* Alternately, you are welcome to join the IRC channel #logstash on
+irc.freenode.org and ask for help there!
+
+## Have an Idea or Feature Request?
+
+* File a ticket on [GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues). Please remember that GitHub is used only for issues and feature requests. If you have a general question, the [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash) or IRC would be the best place to ask.
+
+## Something Not Working? Found a Bug?
+
+If you think you found a bug, it probably is a bug.
+
+* If it is a general Logstash or a pipeline issue, file it in [Logstash GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/logstash/issues)
+* If it is specific to a plugin, please file it in the respective repository under [logstash-plugins](https://github.com/logstash-plugins)
+* or ask the [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash).
+
+# Contributing Documentation and Code Changes
+
+If you have a bugfix or new feature that you would like to contribute to
+logstash, and you think it will take more than a few minutes to produce the fix
+(ie; write code), it is worth discussing the change with the Logstash users and developers first! You can reach us via [GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/issues), the [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash), or via IRC (#logstash on freenode irc)
+Please note that Pull Requests without tests will not be merged. If you would like to contribute but do not have experience with writing tests, please ping us on IRC/forum or create a PR and ask our help.
+
+## Contributing to plugins
+
+Check our [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/contributing-to-logstash.html) on how to contribute to plugins or write your own! It is super easy!
+
+## Contribution Steps
+
+1. Test your changes! [Run](https://github.com/elastic/logstash#testing) the test suite
+2. Please make sure you have signed our [Contributor License
+   Agreement](https://www.elastic.co/contributor-agreement/). We are not
+   asking you to assign copyright to us, but to give us the right to distribute
+   your code without restriction. We ask this of all contributors in order to
+   assure our users of the origin and continuing existence of the code. You
+   only need to sign the CLA once.
+3. Send a pull request! Push your changes to your fork of the repository and
+   [submit a pull
+   request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests). In the pull
+   request, describe what your changes do and mention any bugs/issues related
+   to the pull request.
+
+

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+Please post all product and debugging questions on our [forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/logstash). Your questions will reach our wider community members there, and if we confirm that there is a bug, then we can open a new issue here.
+
+For all general issues, please provide the following details for fast resolution:
+
+- Version:
+- Operating System:
+- Config File (if you have sensitive info, please remove it):
+- Sample Data:
+- Steps to Reproduce:

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+Thanks for contributing to Logstash! If you haven't already signed our CLA, here's a handy link: https://www.elastic.co/contributor-agreement/

Diff for: LICENSE

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-Copyright (c) 2012–2015 Elasticsearch <http://www.elastic.co>
+Copyright (c) 2012–2016 Elasticsearch <http://www.elastic.co>
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

Diff for: README.md

@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ gem "logstash-filter-awesome", :path => "/your/local/logstash-filter-awesome"
 ```
 - Install plugin
 ```sh
+# Logstash 2.3 and higher
+bin/logstah-plugin install --no-verify
+
+# Prior to Logstash 2.3
 bin/plugin install --no-verify
+
 ```
 - Run Logstash with your plugin
 ```sh
@@ -73,7 +78,12 @@ gem build logstash-filter-awesome.gemspec
 ```
 - Install the plugin from the Logstash home
 ```sh
-bin/plugin install /your/local/plugin/logstash-filter-awesome.gem
+# Logstash 2.3 and higher
+bin/logstah-plugin install --no-verify
+
+# Prior to Logstash 2.3
+bin/plugin install --no-verify
+
 ```
 - Start Logstash and proceed to test the plugin
 

Diff for: logstash-input-kafka.gemspec

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.version         = '2.0.7'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache License (2.0)']
   s.summary         = 'This input will read events from a Kafka topic. It uses the high level consumer API provided by Kafka to read messages from the broker'
-  s.description     = "This gem is a logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
+  s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
   s.authors         = ['Elasticsearch']
   s.email           = '[email protected]'
   s.homepage        = "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/index.html"