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+Thanks for your interest in contributing to the project!
+
+There are many ways to contribute, such as helping improve the
+documentation, reporting bugs, spreading the word or testing the latest
+development version.
+
+You can find more information on how to contribute at <https://prosody.im/doc/contributing>
+
+See also the HACKERS and README files.