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+CONTRIBUTING TO THE OPENVPN PROJECT
+===================================
+
+Patches should be written against the Git "master" branch. Some patches may get
+backported to a release branch.
+
+The preferred procedure to send patches to the "openvpn-devel" mailing list:
+
+- https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel
+
+While we do not merge GitHub pull requests as-is, we do allow their use for code
+review purposes. After the patch has been ACKed (reviewed and accepted), it must
+be sent to the mailing list. This last step does not necessarily need to be done
+by the patch author, although that is definitely recommended.
+
+When sending patches to "openvpn-devel" the subject line should be prefixed with
+[PATCH]. To avoid merging issues the patches should be generated with
+git-format-patch or sent using git-send-email. Try to split large patches into
+small, atomic pieces to make reviews easier.
+
+If you want quick feedback on a patch before sending it to openvpn-devel mailing
+list, you can visit the #openvpn-devel channel on irc.freenode.net. Note that
+you need to be logged in to Freenode to join the channel:
+
+- http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup
+
+More detailed contribution instructions are available here:
+
+- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/DeveloperDocumentation
+
+Note that the process for contributing to other OpenVPN projects such as
+openvpn-build, openvpn-gui, tap-windows6 and easy-rsa may differ from what was
+described above. Please refer to the contribution instructions of each
+respective project.