diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ece86f880b60febb9f605232f351835ae8b28cf..a1f4a848d6cd7772805466cc1cbc4e117583acb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Use the following table to verify you have the correct prerequisites to install
 		</tr>
 	<tr>
 		<td>Apache 2.2 or 2.4</td>
-		<td>Ubuntu: <code>apache -v</code><br>
+		<td>Ubuntu: <code>apache2 -v</code><br>
 		CentOS: <code>httpd -v</code></td>
 		<td><a href="http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/install-gde/prereq/apache.html">Apache</a></td>
 	</tr>
@@ -57,3 +57,17 @@ After verifying your prerequisites, perform the following tasks in order to prep
 	*	<a href="http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/install-gde/install/install-web.html">Install Magento software using the web interface</a>
 	*	<a href="http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/install-gde/install/install-cli.html">Install Magento software using the command line</a>
 2.	<a href="http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/install-gde/install/verify.html">Verify the installation</a>
+
+<h2>Contributing to the Magento 2 code base</h2>
+Contributions can take the form of new components or features, changes to existing features, tests, documentation (such as developer guides, user guides, examples, or specifications), bug fixes, optimizations, or just good suggestions.
+
+To make learn about how to make a contribution, click [here][1].
+
+To learn about issues, click [here][2]. To open an issue, click [here][3].
+
+To suggest documentation improvements, click [here][4].
+
+[1]: <http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/contributor-guide/CONTRIBUTING.html>
+[2]: <http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v1.0/contributor-guide/CONTRIBUTING.html#report>
+[3]: <https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues>
+[4]: <http://devdocs.magento.com>
diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Data/Form/Element/Textarea.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Data/Form/Element/Textarea.php
index 724a609189ba9022ed27595273eb7999dd21f0af..26826e2515fc1386ff4fdf7e29d3243a4b0620c6 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Data/Form/Element/Textarea.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Data/Form/Element/Textarea.php
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ use Magento\Framework\Escaper;
 
 class Textarea extends AbstractElement
 {
+    /**
+     * Default number of rows
+     */
+    const DEFAULT_ROWS = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Default number of columns
+     */
+    const DEFAULT_COLS = 15;
+
     /**
      * @param Factory $factoryElement
      * @param CollectionFactory $factoryCollection
@@ -30,8 +40,12 @@ class Textarea extends AbstractElement
         parent::__construct($factoryElement, $factoryCollection, $escaper, $data);
         $this->setType('textarea');
         $this->setExtType('textarea');
-        $this->setRows(2);
-        $this->setCols(15);
+        if (!$this->getRows()) {
+            $this->setRows(self::DEFAULT_ROWS);
+        }
+        if (!$this->getCols()) {
+            $this->setCols(self::DEFAULT_COLS);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,9 +79,8 @@ class Textarea extends AbstractElement
     public function getElementHtml()
     {
         $this->addClass('textarea');
-        $html = '<textarea id="' . $this->getHtmlId() . '" name="' . $this->getName() . '" ' . $this->serialize(
-            $this->getHtmlAttributes()
-        ) . $this->_getUiId() . ' >';
+        $html = '<textarea id="' . $this->getHtmlId() . '" name="' . $this->getName() . '" '
+            . $this->serialize($this->getHtmlAttributes()) . $this->_getUiId() . ' >';
         $html .= $this->getEscapedValue();
         $html .= "</textarea>";
         $html .= $this->getAfterElementHtml();