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+# This is an OPEN Open Source Project
+
+-----------------------------------------
+
+## What?
+
+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. **Non-master branches** ought to be used for ongoing work.
+1. **External API changes and significant modifications** ought to be subject
+ to an **internal pull-request** to solicit feedback from other contributors.
+1. Internal pull-requests to solicit feedback are *encouraged* for any other
+ non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor.
+1. For significant changes wait a full 24 hours before merging so that active
+ contributors who are distributed throughout the world have a chance to weigh
+ in.
+1. Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code-style.
+1. Run `npm test` locally before submitting your PR, to catch any easy to miss
+ style & testing issues. To diagnose test failures, there are two ways to
+ run a single test file:
+ - `node_modules/.bin/taper tests/test-file.js` - run using the default
+ [`taper`](https://github.com/nylen/taper) test reporter.
+ - `node tests/test-file.js` - view the raw
+ [tap](https://testanything.org/) output.
+
+
+## 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 may also be
+subject to pull-requests or changes by contributors where you believe you have
+something valuable to add or change.
+
+-----------------------------------------