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| 1 | +# Welcome! |
| 2 | +Thank you for contributing to CDC's Open Source projects! If you have any |
| 3 | +questions or doubts, don't be afraid to send them our way. We appreciate all |
| 4 | +contributions, and we are looking forward to fostering an open, transparent, and |
| 5 | +collaborative environment. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Before contributing, we encourage you to also read or [LICENSE](https://github.com/CDCgov/template/blob/master/LICENSE), |
| 8 | +[README](https://github.com/CDCgov/template/blob/master/README.md), and |
| 9 | +[code-of-conduct](https://github.com/CDCgov/template/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md) |
| 10 | +files, also found in this repository. If you have any inquiries or questions not |
| 11 | +answered by the content of this repository, feel free to [contact us ](mailto:[email protected]). |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Public Domain |
| 14 | +This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and |
| 15 | +related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). |
| 16 | +All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By |
| 17 | +submitting a pull request you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of |
| 18 | +copyright interest. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Requesting Changes |
| 21 | +Our pull request/merging process is designed to give the CDC Surveillance Team |
| 22 | +and other in our space an opportunity to consider and discuss any suggested |
| 23 | +changes. This policy affects all CDC spaces, both on-line and off, and all users |
| 24 | +are expected to abide by it. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +### Open an issue in the repository |
| 27 | +If you don't have specific language to submit but would like to suggest a change |
| 28 | +or have something addressed, you can open an issue in this repository. Team |
| 29 | +members will respond to the issue as soon as possible. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +### Submit a pull request |
| 32 | +If you would like to contribute, please submit a pull request. In order for us |
| 33 | +to merge a pull request, it must: |
| 34 | + * Be at least seven days old. Pull requests may be held longer if necessary |
| 35 | + to give people the opportunity to assess it. |
| 36 | + * Receive a +1 from a majority of team members associated with the request. |
| 37 | + If there is significant dissent between the team, a meeting will be held to |
| 38 | + discuss a plan of action for the pull request. |
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