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+Contributing
+============
+
+The pull requests, bug reports, feature suggestions or even demo use cases contributed by the pyircbot community are all
+highly appreciated and a valuable asset to the project.
+
+This document outlines best practices and conditions for contributing changes pyircbot.
+
+
+Sending a Pull Request
+----------------------
+
+The pyircbot project does have a couple rules for pull requests:
+
+
+Where
+  While pyircbot's main git repository is hosted on a private server, PRs are welcome on the
+  `github mirror <https://github.com/dpedu/pyircbot>`_ of the project.
+
+
+Linting
+  Pyircbot's codebase is linted with flake8. The configuration arguments for flake8 are: ``--max-line-length 120
+  --ignore E402,E712,E731,E211 --select E,F``. TODO add a flake8 config file to the repo so these args are codified.
+
+
+Python versions
+  Pyircbot supports the two latest versions of python 3. At present, this is Python 3.6 and 3.7. All changes must be
+  compatible with these versions. Using compatibility modules or checking the version at runtime is discouraged; the
+  code should be written in a fashion that is interoperable.
+
+
+Dependencies
+  The core of pyircbot - that is, the bot runtime itself and the basic modules needed to operate it - `PingResponder`
+  and `Services` - have no dependencies outside python's standard library of modules. All changes must not change this
+  condition. The use of 3rd party dependencies in pyircbot modules is allowed, provided the versions used do not
+  conflict with modules already in use.
+
+  All 3rd party dependencies must be installable via Pip with no extra setup required (e.g. OS-level packages), with
+  some exceptions:
+
+  - Requiring ``git`` for pip links directly to repositories is permitted.
+
+  - Requiring a C/C++ compiler available on the system as well as python headers which are typically required for
+    libraries with C/C++ or other native language extensions is permitted. However, requiring additional headers or
+    shared libraries is prohibited, unless:
+
+  - Many operating systems provide a ``python3-pip`` or similar package that depends on many other packages that violate
+    the above rules, such as openssl headers or sqlite shared libraries. Pyircbot's preferred platform is Ubuntu Bionic,
+    and any dependencies of such a package are permitted.
+
+  - These rules apply to code dependencies only, and do not apply to external *services* such as MySQL.
+
+  Modules that require setup or dependencies beyond these rules will not be accepted into the core module set. The
+  recommended approach to use such a module is via the ``usermodules`` config directive.
+
+  No set of rules will handle all cases, and discussion or defending a change that violates these rules is encouraged.
+
+
+Tests
+  Please consider the test suite when submitting changes affecting the core runtime and existing modules. Reduction of
+  coverage is acceptable, but breaking or removing tests is not. Changes submitted with updated or new tests will
+  be fast-tracked.
+
+
+Contributors to Pyircbot
+------------------------
+
+Any change submitted to pyircbot is highly appreciated.
+
+Our contributors, in no particular order:
+
+- `@ollien <https://github.com/ollien>`_ ❤️
+- `@medmr1 <https://github.com/medmr1>`_ ❤️
+- `@dpedu <https://github.com/dpedu>`_ ❤️
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    module_guide/_module_guide.rst
    module_guide/_pubsub_mode.rst
    changelog.rst
+   contributing.rst
 
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