CONTRIBUTING.md
# Welcome!
We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to a
[open source project of the U.S. government](https://code.gov/)! If you're
unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway.
The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We
love all friendly contributions.
We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its
[LICENSE](LICENSE.md), and its [README](README.md).
## Policies
We want to ensure a welcoming environment for all of our projects. Our staff
follow the [TTS Code of Conduct](https://18f.gsa.gov/code-of-conduct/) and
all contributors should do the same.
We adhere to the
[18F Open Source Policy](https://github.com/18f/open-source-policy). If you
have any questions, just [shoot us an email](mailto:18f@gsa.gov).
As part of a U.S. government agency, the General Services Administration
(GSA)’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) takes seriously our
responsibility to protect the public’s information, including financial and
personal information, from unwarranted disclosure. For more information about
security and vulnerability disclosure for our projects, please read our
[18F Vulnerability Disclosure Policy](https://18f.gsa.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/).
## Public domain
This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright
and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the
[CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By
submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver
of copyright interest.