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+# Contributing to Vespa
+We appreciate contributions to Vespa!
+Below is a quick how-to
+
+
+## Reporting issues
+Reporting a problem is a valuable contribution.
+Use GitHub issues to report bugs. Issues are evaluated almost daily
+
+
+## Check the ToDo list
+Future features are kept on the [ToDo list](TODO.md) - 
+minor fixes better reported in issues.
+
+
+## Build custom plugins
+Vespa has great support for custom plugins -
+you will often find that the best way to implement your application is by writing a plugin -
+refer to the [APIs](http://docs.vespa.ai/documentation/api.html).
+
+
+## Where to start contributing
+Most features plug into the Vespa Container - this is the most likely pleace to write enhancements.
+Discuss with the community if others have similar feature requests - make the feature generic.
+
+### Getting started
+Build and test Vespa ... See [README](README.md) 
+
+### Pull requests
+The Vespa Team evaluates pull requests as fast as we can ...
+
+## Community
+List here - Slack channel?