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+## Contributing
+
+Thank you for your interest in Drift!
+
+### I want to report a bug
+
+Look at the open and closed issues to see if this was not already discussed before. If you can't see any, feel free to open a new issue.
+If you think you discovered a security vulnerability, do not open a public issue on GitHub. Please email maxwell.leiter@gmail.com in the interest of responsible disclosure.
+
+### I want to contribute to the code
+
+Make sure to discuss your ideas with the community in an issue or on the IRC channel.
+Take a look at the open issues labeled as help wanted or good first issue if you want to help without having a specific idea in mind.
+Make sure that your PRs do not contain unnecessary commits or merge commits. Squash commits whenever possible.
+Rebase (instead of merge) outdated PRs on the master branch.
+Give extra care to your commit messages. Use the imperative present tense and follow Tim Pope's guidelines.