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+## Kata Containers Code of Conduct
+
+Kata Containers follows the [OpenStack Foundation Code of Conduct](https://www.openstack.org/legal/community-code-of-conduct/).
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+# Contributing
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+## This repo is part of [Kata Containers](https://katacontainers.io)
+
+For details on how to contribute to the Kata Containers project, please see the main [contributing document](https://github.com/kata-containers/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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