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+# Before your contribute
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+Contribution are welcome but you need to complete a Contributor License Agreement (CLA). This agreement basically states that you keep your intellectual property on the contribution, but that you grant the JSweet Open Source project the right to use your contribution according to the terms of the project's license. It also makes sure that you own the copyright of your contribution.
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+Before submitting a PR, please contact renaud.pawlak@jsweet.org to get a copy of the CLA. We will also talk over your contribution at this point, especially if it is a feature.
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+# Bug fixes
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+Bug fixes are welcome and will be carefully reviewed. They *must* come with the corresponding test(s).
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+# Features
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+Please make sure that contributed new features has been discussed thoroughly first. It is important that they come with the appropriate test case(s).
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