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+# Contributing to the Persistent Memory Development Kit
+
+Down below you'll find instructions on how to contribute to the
+Persistent Memory Development Kit.
+
+Your contributions are most welcome!  You'll find it is best to begin
+with a conversation about your changes, rather than just writing a bunch
+of code and contributing it out of the blue.
+There are several good ways to suggest new features, offer to add a feature,
+or just begin a dialog about the Persistent Memory Development Kit:
+
+* Open an issue in our [GitHub Issues Database](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues)
+* Suggest a feature, ask a question, start a discussion, etc. in our [pmem Google group](https://groups.google.com/group/pmem)
+* Chat with members of the PMDK team real-time on the **#pmem** IRC channel on [OFTC](https://www.oftc.net)
+
+**NOTE: If you do decide to implement code changes and contribute them,
+please make sure you agree your contribution can be made available
+under the [BSD-style License used for the Persistent Memory Development Kit](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/blob/master/LICENSE).**
+
+**NOTE: Submitting your changes also means that you certify the following:**
+
+```
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+    have the right to submit it under the open source license
+    indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+    in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+    it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+```
+
+In case of any doubt, the gatekeeper may ask you to certify the above in writing,
+i.e. via email or by including a `Signed-off-by:` line at the bottom
+of your commit comments.
+
+To improve tracking of who is the author of the contribution, we kindly ask you
+to use your real name (not an alias) when committing your changes to the
+Persistent Memory Development Kit:
+```
+Author: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
+```
+
+### Code Contributions
+
+Please feel free to use the forums mentioned above to ask
+for comments & questions on your code before submitting
+a pull request.  The Persistent Memory Development Kit project uses the common
+*fork and merge* workflow used by most GitHub-hosted projects.
+The [Git Workflow blog article](https://pmem.io/2014/09/09/git-workflow.html)
+describes our workflow in more detail.
+
+#### Linux/FreeBSD
+
+Before contributing please remember to run:
+```
+	$ make cstyle
+```
+
+This will check all C/C++ files in the tree for style issues. To check C++
+files you have to have clang-format version 6.0, otherwise they will be
+skipped. If you want to run this target automatically at build time, you can
+pass CSTYLEON=1 to make. If you want cstyle to be run, but not fail the build,
+pass CSTYLEON=2 to make.
+There is also a target for automatic C++ code formatting, to do this run:
+```
+	$ make format
+```
+
+There are cases, when you might have several clang-format-X.Y binaries and either
+no clang-format or it pointing to an older version. In such case run:
+```
+	$ make CLANG_FORMAT=/path/to/clang-format cstyle|format
+```
+
+#### Windows
+
+On Windows to check the code for style issues, please run:
+```
+	$ pmdk\utils\CSTYLE.ps1
+```
+
+To check or format C++ files, you may use a standalone Visual Studio plugin
+for clang-format.  The plugin installer can be downloaded from
+[LLVM Builds](https://llvm.org/builds) page.
+
+If you are actively working on an PMDK feature, please let other
+developers know by [creating an issue](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
+Use the template `Feature` and assign it to yourself (due to the way
+GitHub permissions work, you may have to ask a team member to assign it to you).
+
+### Bug Reports
+
+Bugs for the PMDK project are tracked in our
+[GitHub Issues Database](https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues).
+
+When reporting a new bug, please use `New issue` button, pick proper template and fill
+in all fields. Provide as much information as possible, including the product version:
+
+#### PMDK version
+
+Put the release name of the version of PMDK running when the
+bug was discovered in a bug comment.  If you saw this bug in multiple PMDK
+versions, please put at least the most recent version and list the others
+if necessary.
+- Stable release names are in the form `#.#` (where `#` represents
+  an integer); for example `0.3`.
+- Release names from working versions look like `#.#+b#` (adding a build #)
+  or `#.#-rc#` (adding a release candidate number)
+If PMDK was built from source, the version number can be retrieved
+from git using this command: `git describe`
+
+For binary PMDK releases, use the entire package name.
+For RPMs, use `rpm -q pmdk` to display the name.
+For Deb packages, run `dpkg-query -W pmdk` and use the
+second (version) string.
+
+#### Priority
+
+Requested priority describes the urgency to resolve a defect and establishes
+the time frame for providing a verified resolution. Priorities are defined as:
+
+* **P1**: Showstopper bug, requiring a resolution before the next release of the
+library.
+* **P2**: High-priority bug, requiring a resolution although it may be decided
+that the bug does not prevent the next release of the library.
+* **P3**: Medium-priority bug.  The expectation is that the bug will be
+evaluated and a plan will be made for when the bug will be resolved.
+* **P4**: Low-priority bug, the least urgent.  Fixed when the resources are available.
+
+### Other issues
+
+On our issues page we also gather feature requests and questions. Templates to use
+are `Feature` and `Question`, respectively.  They should help deliver a meaningful
+description of a feature or ask a question to us (remember though we have
+different means of communication, as described at the top of the page).