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+Contributions of all kinds are welcome as [GitHub pull requests](https://github.com/dscharrer/innoextract/pulls) or as patches mailed to daniel@constexpr.org.
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+If you are planning to implement a larger feature and intend to get it merged, please contact me **first** at daniel@constexpr.org or on the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/dscharrer/innoextract/issues) to discuss the planned changes in order to avoid duplicating work or having to re-do the changes in a way that fits with the project.
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+There is no official code style guide, but please try to match the style of the existing code and git commit messages.
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+All contributions must be licensed under the zlib license detailed in the LICENSE file.