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+Welcome! We're so glad you're here and interested in contributing to Flatcar! 💖
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+Whether you're fixing a bug, adding a feature, or improving docs — we appreciate you!
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+For more detailed guidelines (finding issues, community meetings, PR lifecycle, commit message format, and more), check out the [main Flatcar CONTRIBUTING guide](https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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+## Repository Specific Guidelines
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+Any guidelines specific to this repository that are not covered in the main contribution guide will be listed here.
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+<!-- Add repo-specific guidelines below this line -->