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+# Contributing to the IPAddress Gem
+
+This gem is run by people who have jobs.  So please understand if we can't always prioritize PRs and issues.
+
+You can help by making your code submissions.  We can't promise a specific turnaround time, or that your code will be incorporated but all submissions are appreciated.
+
+## Steps to Submit a Pull Request
+
+* [Fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo) the project on GitHub.
+* Make your feature addition or bug fix [in a feature branch](https://github.com/Kunena/Kunena-Forum/wiki/Create-a-new-branch-with-git-and-manage-branches). (Include a description of your changes in the PR)
+* Push your feature branch to GitHub.
+* Send a [Pull Request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests)
+
+## Style Guide
+
+We will require that you adhere to the [ruby-style-guide](https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide) for your code submissions.
+
+## Test Coverage
+
+All submissions of code must include test coverage which describes intent and expected behavior.  The test suite used by this gem is [Minitest](https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest)
+
+Unit tests are expected to execute quickly.  We will ask you to revise any long-running tests.
+
+We intend to add [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) for automatic execution of branch tests.