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-# Contributing to SOEM/SOES
 
-Thanks for taking the time to contribute to SOEM/SOES! :+1:
-
-The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to SOEM/SOES. (These are just guidelines, not rules, use your best judgment.)
-
-
-## Contributor License Agreement
-
-If you want to contribute to SOEM or SOES you will need to sign a 
-Contributor License Agreement and send it to us either by e-mail or by physical mail.
-More information is available in this [PDF](https://openethercatsociety.github.io/cla/cla_soem_soes.pdf).
-
-
-
-## Commits and commit messages
-
- * Squash your commits into logical units of work
- * Use the present tense ("Add feature" not "Added feature")
- * Use the imperative mood ("Read register..." not "Reads register...")
- * Limit the first line to 72 characters or less
- * Reference issues and pull requests if possible
-