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+Contributing Guide
+==================
+
+Thank you so much for taking the time to contribute in to htop!
+
+Bug Reports
+-----------
+
+Bug reports should be posted in the [Github issue
+tracker](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/issues).
+Bug reports are extremely important since it's impossible for us to test
+htop in every possible system, distribution and scenario. Your feedback
+is what keeps the tool stable and always improving!  Thank you!
+
+Pull Requests
+-------------
+
+Code contributions are most welcome! Just [fork the
+repo](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop) and send a [pull
+request](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/pulls).  Help is especially
+appreciated for support of platforms other than Linux.  If proposing new
+features, please be mindful that htop is a system tool that needs to keep a
+small footprint and perform well on systems under stress -- so unfortunately
+we can't accept every new feature proposed, as we need to keep the tool slim
+and maintainable.  Great ideas backed by a PR are always carefully considered
+for inclusion though!  Also, PRs containing bug fixes and portability tweaks
+are always included, please send those in!
+
+Feature Requests
+----------------
+
+Please label Github issues that are feature requests with one of the `feature request`
+labels. If you can't do this yourself, don't worry. The friendly folks from the
+core team will distribute and fixup Github labels as part of the regular reviews.
+
+Style Guide
+-----------
+
+To make working with the code easier a set of guidelines have evolved in
+the past that new contributions should try to follow. While they are not set
+in stone and always up for changes should the need arise they still provide
+a first orientation to go by when contributing to this repository.
+
+The details of the coding style as well as what to take care about with your
+contributions can be found in our [style guide](docs/styleguide.md).