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-# cordova-contribute
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+# cordova-contribute# cordova-contribute
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+This repository contains documents describing everything a contributor of Apache Cordova or Community Member needs know: guidelines, policies, rules, how it's done.
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+> **Work in Progress**: This repository is very new and is currently very much "Work in Progress": content is created and added via Pull Requests.