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+# Contributing to Docker
+
+Want to hack on Docker? Awesome! There are instructions to get you
+started on the website: http://docker.io/gettingstarted.html
+
+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 problem 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](https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues) before anybody
+starts 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.
+
+### Conventions
+
+Fork the repo and make changes on your fork in a feature branch:
+
+- If it's a bugfix branch, name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue
+- If it's a feature branch, create an enhancement issue to announce your intentions, and name it XXX-something where XXX is the number of the issue.
+
+Submit unit tests for your changes.  Golang has a great testing suite built
+in: use it! Take a look at existing tests for inspiration. Run the full test
+suite against your change and the master.
+
+Submit any relevant updates or additions to documentation.
+
+Add clean code:
+
+- Universally formatted code promotes ease of writing, reading, and maintenance.  We suggest using gofmt before committing your changes. There's a git pre-commit hook made for doing so.
+- curl -o .git/hooks/pre-commit https://raw.github.com/edsrzf/gofmt-git-hook/master/fmt-check && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
+
+Pull requests descriptions should be as clear as possible and include a
+referenced to all the issues that they address.
+
+Add your name to the AUTHORS file.