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+# Contributing to UHD
+
+## Reporting Bugs and other Issues
+
+**Please don't use the bug/issue tracker to ask questions. If you have
+questions, please ask on the usrp-users mailing list, or email
+support@ettus.com!**
+
+If you have found an issue or bug in UHD, you can use the
+[GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/issues) to submit a
+report. Please [be as specific as possible](#how-to-submit-a-bug-report), and
+use the [issue template](.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md), it will be easier for us to
+debug an issue if we have all the information it asks for.
+
+Before you submit a bug report, please make sure the issue you're experiencing
+is not already solved. The following resources might help you fix your issue:
+
+- [The UHD/USRP Manual](https://files.ettus.com/manual/). Some devices have
+  "troubleshooting" or "known issues" sections.
+- The [USRP users mailing list][ettus-ml], ([searchable archive][mailarchive])
+- [The Ettus Knowledge Base](https://kb.ettus.com/Knowledge_Base)
+
+Also, please confirm there's no other issue already open which describes your
+issue.
+
+### How to submit a bug report
+
+When submitting a bug report, please provide all the information required to
+reproduce the issue, such as:
+
+- Exact UHD version (git hash, if you can)
+- Which devices you're seeing this problem on
+- How are the devices connected (network, PCIe, clocking, RF, ...)
+
+Most importantly, provide a command or program that we can run to reproduce the
+issue. The examples shipped with UHD are good starting points. Remember that the
+issue tracker on GitHub is public, so don't post any sensitive or classified
+information there.
+
+
+## Code Contributions
+
+If you are interested in submitting bug fixes or enhancements, please read the
+following sections. Please note that we will reserve the right to reject any
+kind of submission. Therefore, we advise getting in touch with us before doing
+major work.
+
+### Legal Notes
+
+All code in this repository, unless specified otherwise, is copyright of
+Ettus Research / National Instruments. For any non-trivial contribution, we
+require a signed [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][ettus-cla] for every
+developer submitting code to assign copyright of contributions over to
+Ettus Research / National Instruments.
+
+Small changes (less than 10 lines of code), or documentation fixes, may be
+accepted without prior submission of a CLA. This decision is made by
+Ettus Research / National Instruments.
+
+### Coding Guidelines
+
+The following guidelines apply:
+
+- [UHD Coding Guidelines][uhd-coding] (for anything in this repository)
+- [FPGA Coding Guidelines][fpga-coding] (for any FPGA-related modifications)
+
+[fpga-coding]: https://github.com/EttusResearch/fpga/blob/master/CODING.md
+[uhd-coding]: https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/blob/master/CODING.md
+[ettus-cla]: http://files.ettus.com/licenses/Ettus_CLA.pdf
+[ettus-ml]: http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com
+[mailarchive]: https://www.mail-archive.com/usrp-users@lists.ettus.com
+