feat: add initial set of org-wide labels

Author: kdmccormick

labels.yml

@@ -1,22 +1,118 @@
 # Repository labels to be synced across the entire org.
-# For picking hex colors, you can use: https://www.htmlcolor-picker.com/
+# Every item must have a name, color, and description.
 
-- name: ":hammer_and_wrench: maintenance"
-  color: "169509"  # grassy green
-  description: !!null
+# Notes:
+# * Repositories may define their own labels as long as they don't
+#   conflict with what's listed here. If it turns out a repository-specific
+#   label would be useful to have in the entire organization, we can always add
+#   it here post facto.
+# * We have added these based on need. They are not all-encompassing. If something
+#   seems missing, feel free to open a PR.
+# * Whenever a repo has a matching label, that label will be updated. If there
+#   is no matching label, the label will be created anew. "Matching" is determined
+#   by comparing the label's lowercased name, with all puncutation, emoji, and special
+#   chars removed.
+# * For picking hex colors, you might use: https://www.htmlcolor-picker.com/
+#   Describe your color with a comment so it's easier to review.
+
+
+### LABELS INDICATING HOW ISSUES CAN BE ENAGAGED WITH.
+
+- name: "good first issue"
+  color: "42dd35"  # friendly lime green
+  description: "A good task for a newcomer to start with"
+
+- name: "help wanted"
+  color: "54976d"  # fenway green
+  description: "Ready to be picked up by anyone in the community"
+
+
+### LABELS INDICATING BROAD THEMES OF WORK.
+### MORE THAN ONE OF THESE MAY APPLY AT A TIME.
+
+- name: "maintenance"
+  color: "ff9125"  # construction orange
+  description: "Relates to platform health and/or routine upkeep"
+
+- name: "security"
+  color: "f0d165"  # caution yellow
+  description: "Relates to improving to the security posture of the platform"
+
+- name: "enhancement"
+  color: "a2eeef"  # electric blue!
+  description: "Relates to new features or improvements to existing features"
+
+- name: "documentation"
+  color: "0052cc"  # royal blue
+  description: "Relates to documentation improvements"
+
+
+### LABELS INDICATING THE SCOPE OR FUNCTION OF THE ISSUE.
+### AT MOST ONE OF THESE SHOULD BE USED AT A TIME.
+
+- name: "depr"
+  color: "3c3cc3"  # indigo-blue
+  description: "Proposal for deprecation & removal per OEP-21"
+
+- name: "bug"
+  color: "d93f0b"  # scarlet red...
+  description: "Report of or fix for something that isn't working as intended"
+
+- name: "discovery"
+  color: "d876e3"  # a curious shade of lavendar
+  description: "Pre-work to determine if an idea is feasible"
+
+- name: "epic"
+  color: "7e027e"  # epic violet
+  description: "Large unit of work, consisting of multiple tasks"
+
+- name: "initiative"
+  color: "340963"  # formidably deep mauve
+  description: "Huge unit of work, consisting of multiple epics"
+
+
+### LABELS INDICATING ISSUE OUTCOMES.
+
+- name: "wontfix"
+  color: "ffffff"  # white
+  description: "This will not be worked on"
+
+- name: "duplicate"
+  color: "cfd3d7"  # duplicitous grey
+  description: "This issue or pull request already exists elsewhere"
+
+
+### LABELS USED IN THE OPEN EDX CONTRIBUTION WORKFLOW.
+### PLEASE CONSULT WITH OPEN EDX PROJECT MANAGMENT BEFORE CHANGING THESE.
 
 - name: "waiting on author"
   color: "bfd6f6"  # baby blue
-  description: "The PR or issue is waiting on a response from the author"
+  description: "PR reviewers are waiting on the author to answer questions, fix tests, etc."
+
+- name: "inactive"
+  color: "cc950a"  # clay-ish brown
+  description: "PR author has been unresponsive for several months"
 
-- name: "closed-inactivity"
+- name: "closed inactivity"
   color: "dbcd00"  # gold
-  description: "Indicates a PR has been closed because the author has been inactive for a long period of time."
+  description: "PR was closed because the author abandoned it"
 
 - name: "needs test run"
   color: "f5424b"  # crimson red
-  description: !!null
+  description: "Author's first PR to a repository, awaiting test authorization from Axim"
+
+- name: "open source contribution"
+  color: "f0f0f0"  # light grey
+  description: "PR author is not from Axim or 2U"
+
+- name: "blocked by other work"
+  color: "ffa500"  # yellow orange
+  description: "PR cannot be finished until other work is complete"
+
+- name: "product review"
+  color: "c97bf7"  # light puple
+  description: "PR requires product review before merging"
 
-- name: "good first issue :tada:"
-  color: "43dd35"  # lime green
-  description: !!null
+- name: "core contributor"
+  color: "000000"  # black
+  description: "PR is Core Contributor with rights in this repository (manually added)"