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+If you would like to contribute, please open a ticket in JIRA:
+
+* http://tickets.chef.io
+
+Create the ticket in the COOK project and use the cookbook name as the
+component.
+
+For all code contributions, we ask that contributors sign a
+contributor license agreement (CLA). Instructions may be found here:
+
+* http://wiki.chef.io/display/chef/How+to+Contribute
+
+When contributing changes to individual cookbooks, please do not
+modify the version number in the metadata.rb. Also please do not
+update the CHANGELOG.md for a new version. Not all changes to a
+cookbook may be merged and released in the same versions. Chef Software will
+handle the version updates during the release process. You are welcome
+to correct typos or otherwise make updates to documentation in the
+README.
+
+If a contribution adds new platforms or platform versions, indicate
+such in the body of the commit message(s), and update the relevant
+COOK ticket. When writing commit messages, it is helpful for others if
+you indicate the COOK ticket. For example:
+
+    git commit -m '[COOK-1041] Updated pool resource to correctly delete.'
+
+In the ticket itself, it is also helpful if you include log output of
+a successful Chef run, but this is not absolutely required.