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+Contributing to Platform UI
+===================
+
+Contributions to the Eclipse platform are most welcome. There are many ways to contribute, 
+from entering high quality bug reports, to contributing code or documentation changes. 
+For a complete guide, see the [How to Contribute] [1] page on the team wiki.
+
+[1]: http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute
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