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+# Contributing to Junction
+
+At this moment Junction is more of a hobby project and we want to keep the
+scope and feature set small, however bugfixes and improvements are appreciated!
+
+## Types of contribution that are welcome
+
+- Bugfixes
+- Reliability improvements
+- Tests
+- Tooling improvements
+
+For other type of contributions, such as new features, please make proposals
+in the [junction-devel][junction-devel] mailing list first.
+
+## How to contribute
+
+Above All: Be nice, always.
+
+Before submitting a patch, make sure:
+
+- You run `make format` before submitting.
+- Make sure you test the work.
+
+## How to send patches
+
+Send the patch to the [junction-deve][junction-devel] mailing list. See
+[git-send-email.io][git-send-email] for more information on how.
+
+[junction-devel]: https://lists.sr.ht/~rbdr/junction-devel
+[git-send-email]: https://git-send-email.io/