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+# Code of Conduct
+
+
+## Umbrella Project
+OpenEBS is an "umbrella project". Every project, repository and file in the OpenEBS organization adopts and follows the policies found in the Community repo umbrella project files.
+
+
+This project follows the [OpenEBS Code of Conduct](https://github.com/openebs/community/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
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+# Contributing Guidelines
+
+
+## Umbrella Project
+OpenEBS is an "umbrella project". Every project, repository and file in the OpenEBS organization adopts and follows the policies found in the Community repo umbrella project files.
+
+
+This project follows the [OpenEBS Contributor Guidelines](https://github.com/openebs/community/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
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+# Governance
+
+
+## Umbrella Project
+OpenEBS is an "umbrella project". Every project, repository and file in the OpenEBS organization adopts and follows the policies found in the Community repo umbrella project files.
+
+
+This project follows the [OpenEBS Governance](https://github.com/openebs/community/GOVERNANCE.md)
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+See [OpenEBS Maintainers](https://github.com/openebs/community/MAINTAINERS.md)