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+# How to Contribute
+
+We love Pull Requests! Your contributions help make ChooseALicense.com great.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+So you want to contribute to ChooseALicense. Great! We welcome any help we can 
+get. But first, please make sure you understand what 
+[this site is all about](http://choosealicense.com/about).
+
+It’s not a comprehensive list of all possible licenses.
+
+If you understand the goals of this site and still want to suggest a change, 
+please:
+
+* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
+* Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
+  * Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
+  * Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
+
+## Making Changes
+
+The easiest way to make a change is to simply edit a file from your browser. 
+When you click the edit button, it will fork the repository under your account.
+Note what issue/issues your patch fixes in the commit message.
+
+For example, to [change this file](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), 
+find it in the GitHub repository. Then click the `Edit` button. Make your 
+changes, type in a commit message, and click the `Propose File Change` button.
+That’s it!
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 * Politics Free - Let's just not get into it.
 * Well designed, but that goes without saying.
 * The homepage should have just enough to help 99% of folks make a decision.
-* For the 1%, the site will contain a license chooser similar to 
-the [creative commons license chooser](http://creativecommons.org/choose/)
+* For the 1%, the site will contain a list of licenses common for specific 
+communities and situations.
 * Not comprehensive. Seems like an odd goal, but there are a bajillion 
 (I counted) licenses out there. We're going to have to filter that down to a 
 small list of those that matter.