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+Contributing to Docker
+======================
+
+Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! Here are instructions to get you started. They are probably not perfect, please let us know if anything feels wrong or incomplete.
+
+Contribution guidelines
+-----------------------
+
+### Pull requests are always welcome
+
+We are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to process them as fast as possible. Not sure if that typo is worth a pull request? Do it! We will appreciate it.
+
+If your pull request is not accepted on the first try, don't be discouraged! If there's a problen with the implementation, hopefully you received feedback on what to improve.
+
+We're trying very hard to keep Docker lean and focused. We don't want it to do everything for everybody. This means that we might decide against incorporating a new feature.
+However there might be a way to implement that feature *on top of* docker.
+
+### Discuss your design on the mailing list
+
+We recommend discussing your plans [on the mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/docker-club) before starting to code - especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point
+you in the right direction, give feedback on your design, and maybe point out if someone else is working on the same thing.
+
+### Create issues...
+
+Any significant improvement should be documented as a github issue before anybody start working on it.
+
+### ...but check for existing issues first!
+
+Please take a moment to check that an issue doesn't already exist documenting your bug report or improvement proposal.
+If it does, it never hurts to add a quick "+1" or "I have this problem too". This will help prioritize the most common problems and requests.
+
+
+### Write tests
+
+Golang has a great testing suite built in: use it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration.
+
+
+
+Setting up a dev environment
+----------------------------
+
+Coming soon!
+
+
+
 
 What is a Standard Container?
 =============================