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+Thanks for for contributing! Please see the [Contributor Guide](https://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io) in the 
+documentation for information about how to contribute [package updates](http://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/packages.html),
+[recipes](http://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/recipes.html),
+[tests](http://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/tests.html),
+[features](http://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/features.html),
+and [community-maintained stacks](http://jupyter-docker-stacks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/stacks.html).