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+# How To Contribute
+
+Thank you for showing interest to contributing to aptdec, these guidelines layout how you should go about reporting issues and contributing.
+
+## Did you Find A Bug?
+
+1. Ensure the bug was not already reported by searching on GitHub under Issues.
+2. If you're unable to find an closed issue addressing the problem, open a new one. Be sure to include a title and clear description, as much relevant information as possible and an audio file that demonstrates what is unexpected behaviour.
+3. If possible, use the report templates to create the issue.
+
+## Do you have a patch that fixes a bug?
+
+1. Fork the repository and push your changes on a new branch.
+2. Add your changes on that branch, make sure to use sensible commit names.
+3. Open a new GitHub pull request to pull into master.
+4. Ensure the pull request description clearly describes the problem and solution. Include the relevant issue number if applicable.
+
+## Coding style
+
+- Whitespaces should be denoted with tabs
+- This is FOSS software, consider that people will read your code, so make it easily readable.
+- If you're making major changes, make sure to create an issue to discuss it.
+
+## Commit message style
+
+- Keep titles under 80 characters to prevent wrapping.
+- Make sure the commit message is descriptive of the change, dont be afraid to go into detail.
+- Split up large changes into multiple commits.