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+# How to contribute (from https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+Third-party patches are essential for keeping Learnyoureact great. We simply can't
+access the huge number of platforms and myriad configurations for running
+Puppet. We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes that
+get things working in your environment. There are a few guidelines that we
+need contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on
+top of things.