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+
+# Contributing to Fluo Yarn
+
+## Building Fluo Yarn
+
+If you have [Git], [Maven], and [Java][java] (version 8+) installed, run these commands to build
+Fluo Yarn:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/apache/fluo-yarn.git
+    cd fluo-yarn
+    mvn package
+
+## Pull Request
+
+Before making a pull request please attempt to run `mvn verify`.  If it fails and you are not sure 
+why, it's OK to go ahead and make the pull request.
+
+## See Also
+
+* [How to Contribute][contribute] on Apache Fluo project website
+
+[Git]: https://git-scm.com/
+[java]: http://openjdk.java.net/
+[Maven]: https://maven.apache.org/
+[contribute]: https://fluo.apache.org/how-to-contribute/