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+# GitSwarm is an OPEN Open Source Project
+
+Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project.
+
+## Rules
+
+There are a few basic ground-rules for contributors:
+
+1. **No `--force` pushes** or modifying the Git history in any way.
+1. **External API changes and significant modifications** should be subject to a **pull request** to solicit feedback from other contributors.
+1. Pull requests to solicit feedback are *encouraged* for any other non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor.
+1. Use a non-`master` branch for ongoing work.
+1. Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code style.
+1. Run `npm test` locally before submitting your PR to catch easy-to-miss style & testing issues
+
+## Releases
+
+Declaring formal releases remains the prerogative of the project maintainer.
+
+## Changes to this arrangement
+
+This is an experiment and feedback is welcome! This document is subject to pull requests or changes by contributors where you believe you have something valuable to add or change.
+
+*Thanks to [Rod Vagg](https://github.com/rvagg) and the [LevelUP](https://github.com/rvagg/node-levelup) project for coming up with this model of open source contribution, and to [Feross Aboukhadijeh](https://github.com/feross) for writing this document.*