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+name: The best way to contribute is via email to kas-devel@googlegroups.com
+about: Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for details
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
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+---
+
+This project uses a mailing list workflow for contributions. Using Issues is allowed but discouraged. Remove this line if you want to open an Issue anyways.