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+Contributing to Kamon
+=====================
+
+Thanks for your intention on collaborating to the Kamon Project! It doesn't matter if you want to provide a small change
+to our docs, are lost in configuration or want contribute a brand new feature, we value all of your contributions and
+the time you take to use our tool and prepare a contribution, we only ask you to follow this guidance depending on your
+situation: 
+
+If you are experiencing a bug
+-----------------------------
+
+If you see weird exceptions in your log or something definitely is working improperly please [open an issue] and include
+the Kamon, Akka and Spray/Play! versions that you are using along with as many useful information you can find related 
+to the issue. If you can provide a gist or a short way to reproduce the issue we will be more than happy!
+
+If you don't know what is wrong
+-------------------------------
+
+If you don't see any metrics at all or features are not working maybe you have a setup or configuration problem, to
+address this kind of problems please send us a emails to our [mailing list] and we will reply as soon as we can! Again,
+please include the relevant version and current setup information to speed up the process. If you are in doubt of
+whether you have a bug or a configuration problem, email us and we will take care of openning a issue if necessary.
+
+If you want to make a code contribution to the project
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+Awesome! First, please note that we try to follow the [commit message conventions] used by the Spray guys and we need
+you to electronically fill our [CLA] before accepting your contribution. Also, if your PR contains various commits,
+please squash them into a single commit. Let the PR rain begin!
+
+
+[open an issue]: https://github.com/kamon-io/Kamon/issues/new
+[mailing list]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kamon-user
+[commit message conventions]: http://spray.io/project-info/contributing/
+[CLA]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G_IDrBTFzOMwHvhxfKRBwNtpRelSa_MZ6jecH8lpTlc/viewform